DHARMA

WHEEL
Theravada
Buddhism
HISTORY
Founder of
Theravada
Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
HISTORY
“Enlightened One”
“Awakened One”
“the One Who
Knows”
BUDDHA
HTHERAVADA
ISTORY “Teaching of the Elders”
“nontheistic religion”

never intended to start a new religion

Siddhartha did not claim to be a savior but a guide

and teacher
SACRED TEXT
PALI CANON standard collection of
scriptures

Tipitaka/tripitaka “three baskets”

Sutta vinaya Abhidhamma

pitaka
“discourse”
pitaka
“discipline”
pitaka
“ultimate doctrine”
reflective philosophies
teaching delivered
disciplinary code of Siddhartha’s
by Siddhartha
teachings
SACRED TEXT
Mahayana canon describes

sutras Nirvana

Anity/ dukkha ANATTA

annicca
all conditioned things whatever happens in we cannot possess
are transitory and the world happening and own things even
passing as we want our own body
FOUR NOBLE
TRUTH
1 3
dukkha nirodha
identifies the origin of asserts that there is a
the problem cessation

2 4
samodaya magga
explains the cause of directs an individual
suffering to the path
8 FOLD PATH
1 Right view 5 Right livelihood
2 Right intention 6 Right EFFORT
3 Right speech 7Right Mindfulness
4 Right action 8 concentration
Right
 LAW OF
Dependent
Origination
Paticca-samuppada
“everything built upon a set of relations, it
follows that every effect has a definite
cause, and every cause has a definite
effect”
THE SANGHA
ASSEMBLY/ASSOCIATION
“Sharer”
Buddhist order and
monastic community

Monk
b WORSHIP & OBSERVANCES
e
l STUPAS

i
commemorative
monuments that contain
sacred relics associated

e with Siddhartha himself,

and the vulnerable

f monks and nuns

b WORSHIP & OBSERVANCES
e
l VESAKHa/VESAK
every May on the

i night of the full moon,

Buddhist followers

e
around the world
commemorate the

f
birth, enlightenment,
and death of
Siddhartha BUDDHA DAY
SUBDIVISIONS
Mahavihara Abhayagiri Jetavana
vihara
Great monastery of major monastery in Sri popular monastery
Lanka where an ancient
Anuradhapura was founded by the king
stupa stands today,
founded by the king established by the king Mahasena
Devanamiya Tissa Valagamba
MAJOR ISSUES IN
THERAVADA
BUDDHISM
MAJOR ISSUES
War and Violence
“Jathika Hela Urumaya”
National Heritage Party
political party founded
in 2004 that supports
military solutions to the
county’s ongoing civil
war
MAJOR ISSUES
Women in Buddhism
both sexes are equally
relevant in society as
they share equal
responsibilities in their
family duties
ACTIVITY 3: Theravada & Mahayana Buddhism
Directions: The objective of this activity is to conduct a comprehensive comparative
analysis of Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism. Explore key aspects of each religion,
including their historical background , sacred scriptures, beliefs/practices,
worship/observances and subdivisions and selected issues. The goal is to foster a better
understanding of the similarities and differences among these religions. Write your work in
YELLOW PAPER.

SUBDIVSIONS
HISTORICAL SACRED BELIEFS/ WORSHIP/
RELIGION AND SELECTED
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES PRACTICES OBSERVANCES
ISSUES

Theravada

Mahayana

GUIDE QUESTION: (answer the question using 3-5 sentences)

1. How can the Noble Eightfold Path guide you in dealing with other people? Give
example.
2. What are the values in life that you can learn from these religions that you would like to
emulate?