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Meditation

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A man, not a god, who is the founder of Buddhism and it’s practices

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-  The 4 Noble Truths: all life involves suffering, the origin of suffering is craving to end suffering you must stop craving, to stop craving you must follow eightfold path.

-The 3 characteristics of existence:

-  Anatta – no self, there is no immortal self.

-  Anicca – impermanence; everything comes to an end.

- Dukkha – dissatisfaction, life is full of suffering.

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The dharma wheel, or dharmachakra, is a common symbol used to represent the Buddha’s teachings. The wheel of dharma often has eight spokes to represent the Noble Eightfold Path. There are many different variations representing different teachings, but the wheel generally represents the dharma, or Buddha’s teachings.

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Is a practice in which an individual uses a technique, such as mindfulness, to train awareness and achieve a mentally clear, emotionally calm and stable state.

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Mandala-a spiritual symbol in buddhism that represents the universe

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- The tripitaka (three baskets)

Vinaya – pitaka: basket of discipline
Sutta – pitaka: basket of discourse

Abhidhamma – pitaka: basket of further teachings.

- Sutras: the teachings of the Buddha considered the sermons of Buddha.

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The eightfold path

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Tripitaka the traditional term for the Buddhist scriptures.

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Nirvana is a place of perfect peace and happiness, like heaven, it is the highest state that someone can attain, a state of enlightenment, meaning a person's individual desires and suffering go away.

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As Buddha did not feel it was helpful to focus on matters about  which there was no answer (questions of creation/supernatural beings/etc)

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Theravada - way of the elders
Mahayana - great vehicle
Varajana - Tibetan
Zen - Japanese

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Theravada
• Conservative school of Buddhism that follow the earliest texts/original teachings

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Mahayana
• Liberal school of Buddhism that is the largest school of Buddhism, claiming 50%+ of Buddhist devotees

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Vajrayana (Tibetan Buddhism)
• Emphasis on rituals, mantras and visual mandalas

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Zen Buddhism
• Emphasis on meditation to achieve inspiration (satori) which brings enlightenment

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The FIVE PRECEPTS are the moral principles by which all Buddhists live.
THE FIVE PRECEPTS:
1. Ahimsa: Abstain from killing or harming living beings.
2. Abstain from stealing
3. Abstain from improper sexual conduct.
4. Abstain from false speech.
5. Abstain from taking alcohol and harmful drugs

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treat all living things with COMPASSION