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Buddhism — origin, 4 Noble Truths, 8-fold path, Asoka, Indian Buddhist sites.
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Buddhism (బౌద్ధం)
— founded by Siddhartha Gautama Buddha (563-483 BCE) Lumbini Nepal-India border. Buddha's life: prince in Shakya kingdom; saw 4 sights (old man, sick, dead body, ascetic) age 29 → renounced palace + family; 6 years asceticism + meditation; enlightenment under Bodhi tree Bodh Gaya 35 yrs old; first sermon Sarnath UP "Dhammacakka Pavattana Sutta" (Wheel of Dharma); preached 45 years; Mahaparinirvana Kushinagar UP age 80. Core Teachings: (1) 4 Noble Truths: Life is suffering (dukkha); cause of suffering = desire (tanha); end of suffering possible (nirvana); path to end = 8-fold path. (2) Noble 8-Fold Path: Right understanding, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, concentration. (3) Anitya (Impermanence), Anatma (No-soul), Dukkha (Suffering) = Three Marks of Existence. 3 Jewels (Triratna): Buddha (teacher), Dharma (teaching), Sangha (community). Spread of Buddhism: King Asoka (3rd c. BCE Maurya) sent missionaries son Mahinda + daughter Sanghamitta to Sri Lanka; Kanishka 1st-2nd c. CE Kushan empire to Central Asia + China; eventually Burma, Thailand, Indonesia, Tibet, Japan, Korea, Vietnam. Buddhist Schools: (1) Theravada (Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos) — older; (2) Mahayana (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam) — Bodhisattva path; (3) Vajrayana (Tibet, Bhutan, Mongolia, Ladakh India) — tantric. Major Buddhist sites India — UNESCO heritage: (1) Bodh Gaya Bihar — enlightenment; (2) Sarnath UP — first sermon; (3) Kushinagar UP — passing away; (4) Lumbini Nepal (border); (5) Sanchi MP — Asoka stupa; (6) Ajanta caves Maharashtra — 200 BCE-650 CE Buddhist murals; (7) Ellora caves Maharashtra — Buddhist + Hindu + Jain; (8) Nalanda Bihar — 5th c. CE first international university 10,000 students; (9) Amaravati AP — 3rd c. BCE Mahacaitya stupa; (10) Nagarjunakonda AP — 2nd c. CE Buddhist heritage. Modern: Dr BR Ambedkar conversion 1956 Nagpur — 5 lakh Dalits embraced Buddhism; Dalai Lama 14th Dharamsala HP since 1959 Tibet exile; Buddha Purnima/Vesak May full moon. Telugu Buddhist heritage: Amaravati + Nagarjunakonda AP ancient Buddhist universities; Acharya Nagarjuna 2nd c. CE Madhyamaka philosophy founder = AP origin.
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Buddhism — 4 Noble Truths · 8-Fold Path · 8 Sites · 3 Schools
☸️ The Buddha's Core Teaching
- Life involves suffering (dukkha)
- Cause = craving (tanha)
- Suffering can end (nirvana)
- Path = the 8-fold path
- Right understanding
- Right intention
- Right speech
- Right action
- Right livelihood
- Right effort
- Right mindfulness
- Right concentration
| 8 Major Buddhist Sites | State / Country | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| Lumbini | Nepal (border) | Buddha's birth |
| Bodh Gaya | Bihar | Enlightenment under Bodhi tree |
| Sarnath | UP | First sermon · Wheel of Dharma |
| Kushinagar | UP | Mahaparinirvana age 80 |
| Sanchi | MP | Asoka stupa · UNESCO |
| Ajanta-Ellora | Maharashtra | UNESCO murals 200 BCE |
| Nalanda | Bihar | First international university 5th c. CE |
| Amaravati + Nagarjunakonda 🌟 | AP | Telugu Buddhist heritage 3rd c. BCE |
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2 visuals4 Noble Truths + 8-Fold Path
1. Life is suffering (dukkha)
2. Cause = desire (tanha)
3. End of suffering possible (nirvana)
4. Path = 8-fold
8-Fold: Right understanding, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, concentration
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బుద్ధం శరణం గచ్ఛామి
buddhaM sharaNaM gachchhaami
—I take refuge in the Buddha.
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
—Self-love.
Three things cannot be long hidden — sun, moon, truth.
—Truth surfaces.
🙏 Dedication
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama 563-483 BCE); Mahinda + Sanghamitta (Asoka's missionaries Sri Lanka); Asoka (3rd BCE Maurya); Acharya Nagarjuna (Madhyamaka 2nd c. AP); Buddhaghosa; Dr BR Ambedkar (1956 conversion Nagpur); Dalai Lama 14th (Dharamsala 1959); Buddhist universities Nalanda-Vikramashila; ప్రతి bhikku-monk-meditator; Amaravati AP Buddhist heritage protectors — ఈ పాఠం అంకితం. **బుద్ధం శరణం గచ్ఛామి**.