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BUDDHISM

SONAM NARANG G51 HIMANSHU THAKUR G58

SUGANDH SHARMA G52 VAIBHAV CHHABRA G59
VAIBHAV MITTAL G53 NEHA KHURANA G60
VANDANA CHAUHAN G54 RAJAT JAIN G61
VARUN KOHLI G55 HARLEEN KAUR CHHABRA G62
PRIYANKA VASON G57 ANJANA GUPTA G63
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Who Was the Buddha?

• Siddhartha Gautama was born into a royal family in Lumbini, now
located in Nepal, in 563 BC.

• At 29, he realized that wealth and luxury did not guarantee

happiness, so he explored the different teachings religions and
philosophies of the day, to find the key to human happiness.

• After six years of study and meditation he finally found 'the middle
path' and was enlightened.

• After enlightenment, the Buddha spent the rest of his life teaching
the principles of Buddhism called the Dhamma, or Truth until his
death at the age of 80.
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INTRODUCTION
• Buddhism is a religion to about 300 million people around the world.

• The word comes from 'budhi', 'to awaken'.

• It has its origins about 2,500 years ago when Siddhartha Gautama,
known as the Buddha, was himself awakened (enlightened) at the
age of 35.

• Buddhism goes beyond religion and is more of a philosophy or 'way

of life'.
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INTRODUCTION (Cont.)
• It is a philosophy 'means love of wisdom' and the Buddhist path can
be summed up as:
(1) to lead a moral life,
(2) to be mindful and aware of thoughts and actions, and
(3) to develop wisdom and understanding.

• It includes a deep understanding of the human mind (and natural

therapies) which prominent psychologists around the world are now
discovering to be both very advanced and effective.

• A statue of the Buddha with hands rested gently in its lap and a
compassionate smile reminds us to strive to develop peace and love
within ourselves.
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Essence of the scripture

• The essence of Buddhism is that buddha struggled to come to grips
with the problems of human suffering as he saw them.

• He came to the conclusion that one can break free of suffering

1. By practicing moral behavior
2. By practicing calming meditation
3. By using insight meditation to gain wisdom.

• The Buddha told his followers of the three components that make up
the essence of what he had learned.
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To live a moral life.

• Buddhism teaches that one should live according to the universal
law that governs both the physical and moral order of the universe.
• Good deeds result in a person gaining positive Karma and bad
deeds lead to negative Karma.

To become enlightened
• The Buddha taught that one must practice meditation. This will give
the calmness to gain understanding of the true nature of existence.

Insight meditation
• One gains the wisdom.
• Meditators describe this wisdom as a great burden being lifted.
• The clamoring ego with its desires and disappointments is silenced.
• When a person gains this wisdom, a deep and lasting sense of
peace and contentment replaces selfish craving and gratification.
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PHILOSOPHY
• Buddhist philosophy deals extensively with problems in
1. Metaphysics,
2. Phenomenology,
3. Ethics, and
4. Epistemology.

• Death, for the Buddha, is merely an incident between one life and
another.

• The legend about the life of the Buddha reports that when he
achieved enlightenment he gained the ability to recall many of his
previous lives.
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UNIVERSAL TRUTHS
First Noble Truth- Life is suffering
• Pain, getting old, disease, and ultimately death.
• Psychological suffering like loneliness frustration, fear, embarrassment,
disappointment and anger.

Second Noble Truth-Causes of Suffering

• Disharmony between material objects and oneself
• Disharmony between others and oneself
• Disharmony between one’s body and oneself
• Disharmony between one’s mind and oneself
• Disharmony between desire and oneself
• Disharmony between one’s view and oneself
• Disharmony between Nature and oneself
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Third Noble Truth- Ways to overcome

• Strengthen our minds

• Eradicate the root of suffering

Fourth Noble Truth

• The fourth truth is that the Noble 8-fold Path is the path which leads to the
end of suffering.
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UNIVERSAL VALUES OF
BUDDHISM
• Right knowledge - A person should have right knowledge to
perform his karma. Karma is intentional action, physical, verbal or
mental. Good karma brings happiness, bad brings suffering.

• Right livelihood - A person should perform right livelihood and do

good deeds as we are born and reborn in six realms of existence
based on one’s previous Karma.

• Right effort - A person should do right effort to know everything

around him as avijja and tanha is ignorance or not knowing the true
nature of things and craving are the two root causes of Karma.
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• Right conduct- A person should always do right conduct to go

beyond the cycle and achieving blissful state is Nirvana.

• Right meditation- A person should do right meditation to avoid

dukha satya and suffering of life

• Right mindfulness - Aperson should be in the state of right

mindfulness to go beyond the cycle and achieving blissful state is
Nirvana.

• Right speech

• Right resolve
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MANAGEMENT BY VALUES

• Buddha emphasized the importance of maintaining one’s values, promoting self-

management, and developing one’s abilities, and the abilities of others.

• The Buddha said, “As a solid rock is indifferent to the wind and rain, so the wise
are indifferent to criticism and praise.”

• The ideal Buddhist leader does not easily sway his or her position in the face of
challenges and social pressure. It is important to maintain one’s true self and
values.

• Leadership style may change, and in most cases should change to fit changing
situations, but the leader’s values remain as constant as a rock.
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VALUES TO BUILD STRONG TEAMS

• Equality under the Dharma

• Decentralized leadership

• Shared support and responsibility

• Mutual respect and harmony

• Communication and interaction

• Democratic governing
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BUILDING TEAMS
• Consider the strategic implication of the organization as
a whole.
• Divide responsibilities with well-defined job descriptions.
• Know the importance of coordination.
• Plan the details with best intentions.
• Execute with full effort and determination.
• Report frequently and timely to inform one's supervisors.
• Take responsibilities and be accountable for them.
• Evaluate performance and follow up.
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ERADICATING SOCIAL EVILS FROM THE

SOCIETY THROUGH BUDDHISM
• He condemned the caste system and Recognized the equality of
people.

• Spoke on the need to improve socio-economic conditions.

• Recognized the importance of a more equitable distribution of

wealth among the rich and the poor.

• Raised the status of women

• Taught that a society should not be run by greed but with

consideration and compassion for the people.
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• He passed on the message of peace and non-aggression.

• He promoted the energetic practice of the socio-moral virtues of

honesty, truthfulness, compassion, benevolence, non-violence, non-
extravagance, non-acquisitiveness, and non-injury to animals.

• He encouraged religious freedom and mutual respect for each

other's creed.

• He went on periodic tours preaching the Dhamma to the rural

people.

• He undertook works of public utility.

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In the Jataka, the Buddha had given to rules for Good Government,
known as 'Dasa Raja Dharma'.

• Be liberal and avoid selfishness,

• Maintain a high moral character,
• Be prepared to sacrifice one's own pleasure for the well-being of the
subjects,
• Be honest and maintain absolute integrity,
• Be kind and gentle,
• Lead a simple life for the subjects to emulate,
• Be free from hatred of any kind,
• Exercise non-violence,
• Practice patience, and
• Respect public opinion to promote peace and harmony.
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Regarding the behavior of rulers, He further advised:

• A good ruler should act impartially and should not be biased and
discriminate between one particular group of subjects against
another.

• A good ruler should not harbor any form of hatred against any of his
subjects.

• A good ruler should show no fear whatsoever in the enforcement of

the law, if it is justifiable.

• A good ruler must possess a clear understanding of the law to be

enforced.
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PRE-BUDDHIST POSITION OF
WOMEN
• Women considered greatly inferior to men-both physically and
mentally
According to “Laws of Manu”-
"By a girl, by a young woman, or even by an aged one,
nothing must be done independently, even in her own house.
In childhood a female must be subject to her father, in youth to
her husband, when her lord is dead to her sons; a woman must
never be independent".

• Prevented from performing religious rites, and even the

knowledge of the Vedas was to be kept away from them

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• All women were regarded as sinful

• The only way to keep them out of mischief was to keep them
occupied endlessly with the task of motherhood and domestic
duties.

• If failed to produce a male child, superseded by a second or

a third wife.

• The food left over by her husband was often the food for the
woman..

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STATUS OF WOMEN IN
BUDDHISM
• Buddha opened the gates for the full participation of
women in the field of religion by making them eligible
for admission to what was known as the Bhikkuni
Sangha

• His teachings on the real nature of life and death

-about karma and samsaric wanderings, gave rise to
considerable changes in the social attitudes towards
women in his days.

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MANAGING CONFLICTS AND STRESS BY

PRACTICING THE VALUES OF THE
SCRIPTURE
• Buddhist meditation involves a large variety of meditation
techniques that develop concentration, mindfulness,
insight and tranquility.

• The main purpose of all Buddhist meditations is to

transform mind into the path to enlightenment.

• Buddhist teachings are very effective when it comes to

effectively dealing with anger.
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Practical tips From Buddhism for stress relief

meditation:

• It is essential to spend 5-20 minutes for daily

meditations.

• The second important moment is practice in silence

place to be able to easily concentrate.

• Provide regular airing of the room where you practice

meditations, in order to breathe in oxygen rich air.
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KEY LEARNINGS FROM BUDDHISM

The three learning’s of Buddhism are

• Discipline

• Contemplation

• Wisdom
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• Buddhism helps people to obtain the correct perspective

on life

• Buddhism encourages man to lead life with Endeavour.

• Buddhism can purify the society.

• Buddhism can help develop self-respect, self-confidence

and independent character.
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“Believe nothing, O monks, merely because you

have been told it . . . or because it is traditional,
or because you yourselves have imagined it. Do
not believe what your teacher tells you merely
out of respect for the teacher. But whatever, after
due examination and analysis, you find to be
conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of
all beings -- that doctrine believe and cling to,
and take it as your guide.”
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