https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli 10 Facts per Focus p. 28 - 33 en-us 2017-04-24 15:19:43 UTC 2017-04-26 15:45:39 UTC hello@padlet.com 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/167869408 In the beginning, a man was dissatisfied with the teachings of Hinduism, so he began to ask his own questions about life and religious matter. Eventually, he found answers and engaged many followers, slowly building the foundation of a new important Indian religion.  

]]> 2017-04-24 15:29:59 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/167869408 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/167870014 As he traveled, the Buddha gained many followers, many of which were merchants, artisans, and even a few kings. They were the first to believe in the teachings of Buddhism. ]]> 2017-04-24 15:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/167870014 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/167874963 young man was Siddhartha Gautama, born around 536 BC in northern India, grew up in luxury, felt something was missing in his life]]> 2017-04-24 15:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/167874963 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/167875920 As Siddhartha looked around, he saw people suffering and wondered why there was so much pain in the world, so he began to ask questions about the meaning of life.]]> 2017-04-24 15:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/167875920 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/167877031 Human suffering comes from three things:
-wanting what we like but do not have
-wanting to keep what we like and already have
-not wanting what we dislike but have]]> 2017-04-24 15:47:42 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/167877031 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/167877077 After meditating seven more weeks under the Tree of Wisdom, he described his new ideas to five of his former companions, which his followers called the First Sermon. ]]> 2017-04-24 15:47:50 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/167877077 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/167877103 Before Siddhartha reached 30, he left his home/family in search of answers and began his journey that took him to many regions in India. He confabulated with wise priests and people, but no one yet fulfilled Siddhartha's questions. For several years, he wandered in search of answers, even more determined.]]> 2017-04-24 15:47:54 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/167877103 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/167877137 After six years, Siddhartha eventually came to a place near the town of Gaya, close to the Gangas River. He sat down and meditated for seven weeks under a tree, and he suddenly had the answers. ]]> 2017-04-24 15:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/167877137 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/167877172 Siddhartha was about 35 years old when he found enlightenment under the tree. ]]> 2017-04-24 15:48:06 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/167877172 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/167877402 From that time on, Siddhartha was called the Buddha or the "Enlightened One," and he spent the rest of his life traveling across northern India and teaching people his ideas. ]]> 2017-04-24 15:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/167877402 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/167877435 He wanted to free his mind. He began to not even wash himself and fast, and devoted most of his time to meditation]]> 2017-04-24 15:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/167877435 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168148137 Many of his teachings were reflected on the teachings of Hinduism. Like Hindus,  he believed that people should act morally and treat others well.]]> 2017-04-25 15:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168148137 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168148172 Buddhism teachings were based around four guiding principles called the Four Noble Truths.]]> 2017-04-25 15:47:02 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168148172 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168148194 3) 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 15:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168148194 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168148226 The Buddha believed that the Eightfold Path was a middle way between human desires and denying oneself any pleasure.

]]> 2017-04-25 15:47:12 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168148226 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168148237 He believed that people should overcome their desire for material goods.]]> 2017-04-25 15:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168148237 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168148249 They should, however, be reasonable, and not starve their bodies or cause themselves unnecessary pain.]]> 2017-04-25 15:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168148249 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168148263 1) Suffering and unhappiness are a part of human life. No one can escape sorrow.]]> 2017-04-25 15:47:21 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168148263 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168148287 2) 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 15:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168148287 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168148299 4) People can overcome ignorance and desire by following an eight-fold path that leads to wisdom, enlightenment, and salvation. ]]> 2017-04-25 15:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168148299 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168408288 Some of the Buddha's teachings challenged traditional Hindu ideas.]]> 2017-04-26 15:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168408288 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168408862 The Buddha rejected many of the ideas contained in the Vedas, such as animal sacrifice, and told people that they did not have to follow these texts. ]]> 2017-04-26 15:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168408862 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168409553 The Buddha challenged the Hindu priests, the Brahmins.]]> 2017-04-26 15:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168409553 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168410011 Instead of the Hindu belief that they or their rituals were necessary for enlightenment, he taught that it was the responsibility of each person to work for his or her own salvation.]]> 2017-04-26 15:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168410011 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168410853 He taught that people who failed to reach nirvana would have to be reborn time and time again until they achieved it, differing from Hindu teachings.]]> 2017-04-26 15:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168410853 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168411640 The Buddha also opposed to the caste system. ]]> 2017-04-26 15:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168411640 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168412050 He taught that every person who followed the Eightfold Path properly would reach nirvana, no matter what varna or caste.]]> 2017-04-26 15:40:07 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168412050 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168413246 The Buddha's teachings and opinions won him the support of the masses from many herders, farmers, artisans, and untouchables.]]> 2017-04-26 15:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168413246 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168414016 The Buddha also gained many followers among the higher classes. ]]> 2017-04-26 15:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168414016 2304014 https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168414229 By the tie of his death around 483 BC, the Buddha's influence was spreading rapidly throughout India.]]> 2017-04-26 15:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/2304014/Danny_Cappelli/wish/168414229