SUMMARY OF THE LEARNING CONTENT

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Give examples of Explain: The core Evaluate the
State the teaching of
situations that Eight-fold Path
Four Noble demonstrate
Theravada Buddhism
Truths and cravings that may
is that life is in terms of
suffering; suffering is
lead to suffering how it
the Eight- due to craving; there
is a way to overcome achieves the
according to
fold path Theravada desire; the way to Middle Way.
overcome desire is
Buddhism the Eight-fold Path,
the Middle Way.
THERAVADA BUDDHISM
 BUDDHISM

Buddhism is a spiritual tradition that

focuses on personal spiritual development
and the attainment of a deep insight into
the true nature of life.
 BUDDHISM

There is no belief in a personal god.

 Buddhists believe that nothing is fixed or
permanent and that change is always possible.
The path to Enlightenment is through the practice
and development of morality, meditation and
wisdom.
 BUDDHISM

The two main divisions of the Buddhism are:

1. Theravada Buddhism
2. Mahayana Buddhism
 BUDDHISM

Theravada Buddhism – Southern (Sri Lanka,

Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, parts of Southeast
Asia)
Mahayana Buddhism – Northern (Tibet, China,
Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, parts of Southeast
Asia )
THERAVADA
BUDDHISM “school of elder
monks” or “school of
the ancients” or the
“Southern school of
Buddhism”.
This school claims to
have preserved the
original teachings of
Siddharta.
THERAVADA NUNS
 HISTORICAL
BACKGROUND
 THERAVADA
BUDDHISM

Buddhism has been existence for over

2,500 years and has never experienced
any drastic or radical schisms in its
evolution. (Toula-Breyse 2001)
 THERAVADA
BUDDHISM

As the disciples of Siddhartha Gautama

spread his word and preached
throughout various communities, there
came a need for them to adapt to local
culture, politics, and economic context.
 THERAVADA
BUDDHISM

The basic tenets of both major schools of

thought originate from Siddhartha
Gautama whose life has become a
constant source of inspiration to others.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
 THERAVADA
BUDDHISM

Siddhartha Gautama (also known as

the Buddha “the awakened one”) was the leader
of a sect of wanderer ascetics one of many sects
which existed at that time all over India.
 THERAVADA
BUDDHISM

He was born between 563 B.C.E. to 480 B.C.E.

into the Sakya tribe in Lumbini (present-day
Nepal) near the town of Kapilavastu in the
foothills of the Nepalese Himalayas.
Born as prince before he attained
enlightenment and became a “Buddha”
 SACRED
SCRIPTURES
The Theravada collection of the
Sacred Scriptures
Buddha’s teachings is known as the
Pali Canon, or the Tipitaka/Tripitaka
Which means “three baskets”
1. Vinaya
2. Suttra
3. Abhidarma
 TIPITAKA CONTENTS

Buddha’s doctrinal discourses;

short poems to long prose
Suttra Pitaka (Discourse) narratives about Siddhartha’s
previous lives
Rules of discipline; stories that
Vinaya Pitaka (Discipline) illustrate Buddhist moral
principles
Systematic analysis of the
Abhidrama Pitaka (Ultimate Buddhist thought
Doctrine)
THE FOUR NOBLE
TRUTHS
THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
•it explain the answer to the
question that perplexed the Buddha
before he achieved enlightenment:

•Why is there suffering in the world?

•When he achieved enlightenment, the
four noble truths was the subject of the
Buddha’s first discourse or sermon,
which is recorded in
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
•(The Discourse on the Wheel of
Dhamma).
The Four Noble Truths are as follows:

1. Life is full of suffering (dukkha).

2. Suffering comes from desire/wanting
3. Suffering stops when desire/wanting
stops
4. In order to stop those desires/ wants,
follow the Eightfold Path
 1.The First Noble Truth
(DUKKHA)
This identifies the origin of the problem–
the dukka. Suffering can be experienced
throughout the different stages of a
person’s life– from birth, sickness, old age,
to ultimate death.
 2. The Second Noble Truth
(SAMODAYA)
This explains the cause of suffering- in
craving or desire, in the perpetual thirst
of humans to consume things,
experiences or ideas.
 3. The Third Noble Truth
(NIRODHA)
This asserts that there is a cessation to
suffering and bondage by eliminating
craving and desire.
 4. The Fourth Noble Truth
(MAGGA)
This directs an individual to the path
leading to the termination of craving
and desire, and to eventual cessation of
pain.
THE EIGHT-FOLD
PATH
Eightfold Path
 Understand the “Four Noble Truths”
Right View
Free oneself from ill-will, cruelty, and untruthfulness
Right Intension
Abstain from untruthfulness, tale-bearing, harsh language, and vain
Right Speech talk

Abstain from killing, stealing, and sexual misconduct

Right Action
Earn a living in a way not harmful to any living thing
Right Livelihood
Avoid evil thoughts and overcome them, arouse good thoughts and
Right Effort maintain them

Pay vigilant attention to every state of the body, feeling, and mind
Right Mindfulness

Concentrate on a single object so as to induce certain special states

Right Concentration of consciousness in deep meditation.
IMPERMANENCE
OF THINGS
 Nothing in this world is fixed and
permanent and everything is subject
to change and alteration.
Impermanence is an unavoidable fact
of human existence.
Buddhism affirms five processes deemed
uncontrollable by any individual:
• Old age
• Sickness
• Dying
• Decay
• Death
BUDDHISM AS A
“NONTHEISTIC”
RELIGION
Assessment

•Read and analyze the Eightfold Path

and give examples of each
according to their terms on how to
achieve the Middle Way.