ESP BUDDHISM
GREET
Good afternoon everyone we are group 3 presenting the way and principle of buddhism
I. INTRODUCTION
So what is BUDDHISM? Buddhism is an indian relegion and philosophical tradition based on
teachings attributed to the Buddha. BUT WHAT IS BUDDHA? Buddha is only a human being
who is enlightened to the truth of life
Particularly DHARMA which means right way of living and path of rightness. Siddharta Gautama
is the first and founder of buddhism who lives in the southern-east part of asia during the 5th
and 6th century before the common era. The Buddha's message was to cultivate morality,
mindfulness, and wisdom to create a better world. And there are set of principles and
teachings to live towards the righteous way of living. Lets start with the principles
PRINCIPLES
● The Five Precepts
These are the foundation of Buddhist ethics (we can also see that this percepts is in the
catholic law) this includes:
● THE FIRST PERCEPT - Refrain from taking life - Not killing any living being
● THE SECOND PERCEPT - Refrain from taking what is not given - Do not steal (wag pong
magnanakaw)
● THE THIRD PERCEPT - Refrain from the misuse of the senses - Avoid any action that will
lead to too much stimulation of senses ( i have read that this is to forbid adultery, rape
and sex who is engaged to another)
● THE FOURTH PERCEPT - Refrain from wrong speech - Do no lie or gossip to other people
(Wag daw pong magsinungaling at mag chismis ng masama tungkol sa ibang tao)
● THE FIFTH PERCEPT - Refrain from the intoxicants that cloud the mind - Do not partake
in anything which will not help you to think clearly (so christian what is this? the alcohol,
drugs etc)
● The Noble Eightfold Path
This path is made up of eight branches that lead to the end of suffering. The branches
can be followed in everyday life.
● 1. Right View - know the truth
● 2. Right Intention - free your mind of evil
● 3. Right Speech - say nothing that hurts others
● 4. Right Action - work for the good of others
● 5. Right Livelihood - respect life
● 6. Right Effort - resist evil
● 7. Right Mindfulness - control your thoughts
● 8. Right Concentration - practice meditation
1-2 is categorized by wisdom, 3-5 is by Ethical Conduct, 6-7 Mental Discipline. This are the
pillars to support the right concentration
● Mindfulness
This is the practice of being present and fully engaged in the moment, without judgment
or distraction.
● Enlightenment
This is the realization of the truth about life, which releases a person from the cycle of
rebirth and ends suffering.
TEACHINGS
The Buddha's teachings include the Four Noble Truths, karma and the idea of nirvana:
The Four Noble Truths
The foundation of Buddhist thought, these truths are:
The first truth is known as duhkha, meaning "suffering". Life is suffering and will remain so as
long as one refuses to recognize its true nature
The second truth is samudaya, meaning "origination", and addresses the cause of suffering.
The cause of suffering is the craving for permanence in an impermanent world. Buddha defines
this craving as a passionate desire for things one cannot have
The third truth is nirodha meaning "cessation". In order to stop craving, one must understand
what one is actually craving and recognize that the illusion of permanence cannot satisfy one’s
needs. Buddha encourages an abrupt stop to the craving behavior along the lines of abandoning
a bad habit
The fourth truth is marga, meaning "the path", by which Buddha means his "middle way" in
navigating life. (Here he talks about the Eightfold path) the lead to cessation of suffering
Karma
In Buddhism, karma means "action" and comes from thoughts and feelings. Repeated actions
form habits that can lead to positive or negative outcomes. Teachings about karma explain that
our past actions affect us, either positively or negatively, and that our present actions will affect
us in the future. The idea that a person's actions and their ethical consequences lead to rebirth.
Good deeds are rewarded and evil deeds are punished
Nirvana
The cessation (termination) of all existence, which is neither existence nor non-existence. It is
attained by realizing that all existing is suffering.
Once Nirvana is achieved, and the enlightened individual physically dies, the belief is that they
will no longer be reborn. (But isn’t being able to be reborn a good thing? Well again buddhist
see the life as a continuous cycle of suffering)
Buddha taught that when Nirvana is achieved, Buddhists are able to see the world as it really is.
Nirvana means realising and accepting the
Four Noble Truths and being awake to reality.
In buddhism we can say that life is actually a quote - unquote “life is continous learning
process” looking for enlightenment.
In summary, buddha states that life is an endless suffering and by only ataining the main
objective of Buddhism to achieve enlightenment and nirvana, a state of inner peace and wisdom
that ends the cycle of death and rebirth will they be able to look at the world that that’s just
how it goes and the acceptance of the four truths.
TRIVIA
DO YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE APPROXİMATELY 500million to 1 billion buddhist in the
globe making it one of the biggest religion in the whole world
END THANKYOU !!!!
