https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck 10 facts per focus p.28-33 en-us 2017-04-24 15:24:24 UTC 2026-01-30 21:48:56 UTC hello@padlet.com 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/167869354 Buddhism started when a man named Siddhartha Gautama started to ask questions and found the answers about the meaning of life]]> 2017-04-24 15:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/167869354 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/167872682 He found the answers after 7 weeks of deep meditation under a tree.]]> 2017-04-24 15:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/167872682 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/167873141 After that, he spent 7 more weeks meditating under the same tree, which was later called the Tree of Wisdom by his followers, then, he explained his ideas to companions.]]> 2017-04-24 15:38:39 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/167873141 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/167873821 Siddhartha was about 35 years old when he was enlightened, and from that point on he was called Buddha, or the "Enlightened One".  ]]> 2017-04-24 15:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/167873821 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/167874617 He spent the rest of his life traveling and spreading his ideas]]> 2017-04-24 15:42:13 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/167874617 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/167874853 as he traveled, he gained many followers, those followers were the first believers in Buddha. ]]> 2017-04-24 15:42:48 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/167874853 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/167875528 Siddhartha almost gave up on his quest for answers, but he kept searching]]> 2017-04-24 15:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/167875528 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/167876517 To free his mind of daily concerned, Siddhartha fasted, or didn't eat food, and meditated, so he could find the answers. ]]> 2017-04-24 15:46:40 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/167876517 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/167877709 Siddhartha spent many years traveling, searching for the answers to his question ]]> 2017-04-24 15:49:29 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/167877709 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/167878531 The tree he sat under to meditate was near the town of Gaya, close to the Ganges river]]> 2017-04-24 15:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/167878531 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/167879089 He sat down under a tree near the town of Gaya, near the Ganges river and meditated]]> 2017-04-24 15:53:24 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/167879089 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168136245 The first Teachings of Buddhism were just ideas. The ideas were, people want what they like but do not have, wanting to keep what we like and already have, and not wanting what we dislike but have.  ]]> 2017-04-25 15:14:12 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168136245 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168137392 there are 4 noble truths that are the guidelines for Buddha's teachings.]]> 2017-04-25 15:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168137392 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168138025 The first truth is are, Suffering and unhappiness are part of human life. No one can escape sorrow.


]]> 2017-04-25 15:19:10 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168138025 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168139070 The second truth is, suffering comes from our desires for pleasure and material goods. People cause their own misery because they want things they cannot have]]> 2017-04-25 15:22:03 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168139070 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168139447 The third truth is, People can overcome their desires and ignorance and reach Nirvana, a state of perfect peace. Reaching nirvana would free a person's soul from suffering and from the need for further reincarnation.]]> 2017-04-25 15:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168139447 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168140248 The fourth truth is, People can overcome ignorance and desire by following an eight-fold path that leads to wisdom, enlightenment, and salvation. ]]> 2017-04-25 15:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168140248 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168142556 the eight-fold path goes 1 right thought 2 Right intent 3 right speech 4 right action 5 right livelihood 6 right effect 7 right mindfulness 8 right concentration ]]> 2017-04-25 15:31:32 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168142556 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168143651 The Buddha believed that the eight fold path was a middle between human desires and denying oneself any pleasure.]]> 2017-04-25 15:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168143651 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168144348 The Buddha also believed that people should over come their desires and instead be reasonable and not stare their bodies or cause themselves unnecessary pains.]]> 2017-04-25 15:36:24 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168144348 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168145108 There are no gods in Buddhism.]]> 2017-04-25 15:38:29 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168145108 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168145413 some of Buddha's teachings challenged traditional Hindu ideas]]> 2017-04-25 15:39:23 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168145413 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168146357 Buddha rejected many ideas in the Vedas]]> 2017-04-25 15:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168146357 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168146543 Buddha challenged the Hindu priest.]]> 2017-04-25 15:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168146543 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168146729 The Buddha did not believe in rituals were necessary for enlightenment  ]]> 2017-04-25 15:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168146729 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168147379 The Buddha opposed the caste system]]> 2017-04-25 15:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168147379 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168147598 The Buddha's opposition to the caste system won him many Hindu herders, farmers, artisans, and untouchables]]> 2017-04-25 15:45:30 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168147598 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168148149 The Buddha did not reject the Hindu's idea of reincarnation]]> 2017-04-25 15:46:58 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168148149 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168148429 The Buddha also gained rich followers because many rich and powerful Indians liked his ideas about avoiding extreme behavior and seeking salvation. ]]> 2017-04-25 15:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168148429 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168149175 The Buddha didn't like the caste system because he thought that a particular person shouldn't be confined to a particular place]]> 2017-04-25 15:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168149175 2310058 https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168149699 the Buddha didn't agree with a lot of Hindu teachings]]> 2017-04-25 15:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/2310058/Logan_Houck/wish/168149699