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Hinduism and Buddhism Develop

Hinduism and Buddhism Develop. On the Indian Subcontinent. How did Hinduism Evolve?. No specific founder Vedic hymns interpreted = Upanishads (750-550 BCE) Caste system/varna: determines every aspect of an individual life (dharma) Atman+ Brahman= moshka Karma determines reincarnation

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Hinduism and Buddhism Develop

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  1. Hinduism and Buddhism Develop On the Indian Subcontinent

  2. How did Hinduism Evolve? • No specific founder • Vedic hymns interpreted = Upanishads (750-550 BCE) • Caste system/varna: determines every aspect of an individual life (dharma) • Atman+ Brahman= moshka • Karma determines reincarnation • Faith demanded that people accept their life • Protest religions: Jainism and Buddhism

  3. Brahma: The Creator Shiva: The Destroyer Vishnu: The Protector

  4. The Hindu Caste System • Varnas: • Priests • Warriors, Police • Merchants • Farmers, • Peasants, Servants • The Untouchables

  5. Siddhartha/Buddha • Lived as a prince and a beggar

  6. The Development of Buddhism • Siddhartha Gautama- Great Ruler or Spiritual Leader? • Buddha preached a path to Enlightenment to break the cycle of reincarnation and reach nirvana, a release from selfishness and pain

  7. The Four Noble Truths • Life is filled with suffering and sorrow • The cause of this suffering is selfish desire for the temporary pleasures of this world • In order to end suffering, one must end desire • To overcome desire, you follow the Eightfold Path ( the middle way between desire and self-denial)

  8. Impact of Buddhism • Rejection of caste system appealed to the poor • Monastic spread • Spread in Asia through trade and missionary outreach • absorbed by Hinduism in India • Pilgrimage sites and stupas

  9. Bodhgaya, India

  10. A giant Buddha statue in Bamyan, Afghanistan, erected in the 6th century C.E. Destroyed by the Taliban in 2001

  11. Buddha at Sukhotai, Thailand

  12. Chinese Buddha

  13. Long earlobes= Buddha hears everything, wore big earrings The Buddha's bump symbolizes wisdom. A dot on the forehead represents the all seeing eye The fingers are long, slender, and usually finely webbed to indicate that the Buddha can "catch" people, similar to the Christian idea of Jesus the fisherman. Also less likely to break, Halo representation of light emanates from the Buddha, usually circles the whole body Symbols in the images

  14. This mudra shows fearlessness, protection and peace right hand raised to shoulder height, arm bent, and palm facing outward. Shows that the hand is empty of weapons and thus indicating friendship and peace. To western eyes, it looks like the gesture meaning "stop.“

  15. Bhumisparsha (Earth Witness) Mudra Symbol of Enlightenment when he summoned the earth goddess, Sthavara, to bear witness symbolizes the union of method and wisdom

  16. Dharmachakra (Wheel-Turning) Mudra symbolizes the occasion when he preached to his companions the first sermon after his Enlightenment, setting into motion the Wheel of teaching.

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