origins

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first years

miraculous birth

he was a little white elephant

water came down from heaven to clean the mom and baby

last birth of buddha

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four visions

vieillard

infirme

cadavre

ascetic

Page 3

asceticism

meditation

tried to find a permanent solution to problems

controlled breathing

tried to restrict eating but got sick

best way to live is a life of balance

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enlightenment

meditation

superior conscience

nirvana which is the supreme realisation

finished the circle of suffering (rebirths)

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first preaching

buddha means enlightened one

shared his knowledge with 5 hindu ascetics

the ascetics became bhikkhus (monks)

samgha is the order of monks

bhikkhuni samgha is a religious order

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parinirvana

buddha got sick when he was old

dharma is what everyone must follow

everyone chooses what they follow

everyone is in charge of their path to salvation

parinirvana is complete nirvana, which is what buddha achieved when he died (liberated)

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hindu origins of buddhism

buddha was in kshatriya

some hindus believe that buddha is an incarnation of vishnou

samsara, dharma, karma, nirvana

buddha didn't believe in the cast system

he also rejected traditions and rituals that were irrelevant

buddha didn't use sanskrit because he wanted everyone to be able to understand buddhism