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The Foundation of Buddhism
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Buddha
Buddhism started with the Buddha. Buddha is a title that means, "one who is awake". The Buddha was born as Siddhartha Gautama in Nepal around the fourth or sixth century B.C.E. He did not claim to be a god or a prophet. "He became Enlightened, understanding life in the deepest way possible." After becoming so, he went spreading the teachings of enlightenment.
What is Buddhism?
Buddhism
The Spread of Buddhism
The Important People
The Foundation
The foundation of these teachings became known as the Four Noble Truths.
In the Four Noble Truths, Buddha taught:
1. Everything in life revolves around suffering. Because of the cycle of birth and death (reincarnation) not even death will alleviate suffering.
2. Desire and attachment are the root cause of suffering, which is a reflection of our spiritual ignorance.
3. When a person overcomes suffering and attachment, they enter enlightenment and suffering ends.
4. Ending desire and attachment is an eightfold path:
Right understanding
Right purpose
Right speech
Right conduct
Right livelihood
Right effort
Right alertness
Right concentration
Their Beliefs
"Lay Members"- some say laypeople can do little except generate merit and use the Buddha's teachings as a guideline for ethics.
Buddha also taught that each person should abide by basic moral precepts for both lay members and monastics:
- Not to kill.
- Not to steal.
- Not to act in an unchaste manner.
- Not to speak falsely.
- Not to take intoxicants.
- Not to eat at times not appointed.
- Not to view entertainments deemed as “secular.”
- Not to wear perfumes or bodily ornaments.
- Not to sleep in beds that are too high or too wide (too much comfort).
- Not to accept money.
Monastics-a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work