Section+3-2+Hinduism+and+Buddism+Develop

Section 3-2: Hinduism and Buddism Develop

reincarnation- the process of an individual's soul or spirit is born again and again until //moksha// is achieved. karma- good or bad deeds that go from one reincarnation to another.(good karma brought good fortune bad karma brought bad fortune). Jainism- a religion founded in India in the sixth century B.C., whose member believed that everything has a soul therefore should not be harmed. Siddhartha Gautama- the founder of Buddhism. enlightenment- in Buddhism, a state of perfect wisdom in which one understands basic truths about the universe. nirvana- the release of pain and suffering achieved after enlightenment.
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Siddhartha Gautama- the founder of Buddhism.
 * Key People:**

Hinduism worships many gods Buddism workships many gods
 * Key Events/ Ideas:**

- Aryans and non- Aryans believed in different gods, when they mixed it made the belief in thousands of gods.
 * Setting the Stage:**

- Hinduism has a lot of religious believes. - Hinduism can not be tracked back to one single founder or a single set of ideas.
 * Hinduism Evolves Over Centuries:**

- Hindus see religion as liberating the soul from illusions, disappointments and mistakes of everyday existence. - Upanishads are written scrips between a teacher and his student. - Hindus believe that your soul will be reincarnated until you reach moksha or understanding the relationship between atman and Brahman.
 * Origins and Beliefs:**

- Over the past 2,500 year Hinduism has been changing, the world soul, has been though to have 3 personalities. - Hindus can choose the deity they worship or no at all if they don't feel the need to worship.
 * Hinduism Changes and Develops:**

- if you were born a women it is thought you had bad karma in your former life, if you born a man it was thought that you had good karma in your formal life. - the caste structure of Hinduism determined what you could eat, and how you eat, personal hygiene, the people you could associate with, how you dressed and many more.
 * Hinduism and Society:**

- the founder of Jainism believed everything had a soul so nothing should be harmed. - Jains have tolerance of all religions and they make few effort to convert other people into their religion.
 * New Religions Arise:**

- Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism and was part of a prophecy.
 * The Buddha Seeks Enlightenment:**

- One day Siddhartha went outside of the palace and saw a sick man next to an old man, then he saw a corpse and then a holy man who had peace in himself he realized all these thing showed a sign of age. - Siddhartha wanted to to end life's suffering, he wandered India for six years trying to find it. He meditated for 49 days under a fig tree and developed the understanding of the cause of the world;s suffering. He had reached enlightenment and got the nickname, "the enlighten one."
 * Siddhartha's Quest:**

- The Buddha preached to a sermon who laid down four mains ideas that to come to understand in his enlightenment. - The Eightfold was a guide of behavior, much like a staircase. For Buddha you had to take one step to reach enlightenment. If you followed the Eightfold you could reach nirvana. - Buddha rejected many gods of Hinduism.
 * Origins and Beliefs:**

- Five disciples heard Buddhas first sermon and they were admitted to sangha, a community for nuns or monks.
 * The Religious Community:**

- Many of Buddhas early followers were laborers and craftspeople. - monks and nuns took a vow not to marry, to be nonviolent, and to live a life of poverty. - The teachings of Buddha were written down shortly after his death.
 * Buddhism and Society:**

- After Buddha's death missionaries spread the religion over large parts of Asia. - Buddhists go to places where Buddha was associated with.
 * Buddhism in India:**

- Traders helped spread Buddhism by bring words of Buddha with them as long with the goods they were trading.
 * Trade and the Spread of Buddhism:**