Who was the Buddha

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Who was the Buddha
Activity Working with the person beside you use
the flip chart paper to write down as many stages
of the Buddha life. Try it first without looking
at your notes put a mark to show the ones you
managed to remember.if any..it has been a
while!! ?
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Buddhism

• What was the Buddhas real name?
• How long ago did he live (and where)?
• Why did his father not want him to be a religious
• Teacher?
• 4. How did his father protect him?
• 5. What were the four sights?
• 6. What did the Buddha learn about the human
• condition?
• 7. What is an ascetic?
• 8. What is meant by the middle-way?
• 9. Who or what was Mara?
• 10. What does enlightenment mean?

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Buddhism
The three Marks of Existence
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The three marks of existence are sometimes
described as the 3 universal truths. This
basically means that the Buddha had 3 things to
say about the human condition that are always
true.
My Personal 3 Universal Truths 1. You will never
win an argument with a woman, so for an easier
life..just dont. 2. People that snore always
fall asleep first. 3. You cant breathe through
your nose with your tongue sticking out.
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Buddhists believe that you can sum up all
existence with three descriptions. This is what
is called the Human Condition. Every religion has
a different way of describing our condition.
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The First Mark
The first mark is called Anicca. It means that
everything changes.
Example Some good examples to use for this are
fruit rotting over time, the weather always
changing etc.
Hiya, my names Mark, Mark Anicca. My girlfriend
just dumped me and booted me out the house. I
love her so much but she doesnt love me. She
said it was just time for a change.
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Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Activity 1 Make a list of things that have
changed since yesterday. They can be good or not
so good. They can have changed a huge amount, or
just a tiny wee bit, it doesnt matter. They can
be near or very far away, important or
insignificant.
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Activity 2
You are going to watch the video for the song
hurt. Once you have watched it you will be
given a copy of the lyrics to look at in your
pairs and you will be asked to highlight any of
the lyrics that support the idea that everything
comes to an end, nothing is permanent
(Annica). Once you have completed this, can
you think of any songs That also describe the
idea of Annica do you have any on your phones
we could hear?
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The Second Mark
The second mark is Anatta,that means we dont
have a permanent soul Anicca applied to
humans!! What Buddhists mean is that everything
about us changes. If thats true then you really
cant be a you. Its just an illusion that you
are who you think you are
Ahh!! Im Mark, Mark Anatta. Ive just heard that
I dont exist cos Im changing all the time.
Ahh!! Its terrible. I thought I had a good sense
of humour and I was a good dancer. But now I
realise that I dont COS I DONT EXIST
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Its very strange thing to think about, but the
more you do think, the more you see that there
really is no such thing as an individual person.
Agghh!!!!!!!!
Dont believe me? OK, try and think of something
about you, that doesnt change over time. Go on,
try.
Maybe its your personality? But that
changes How about your body? that definitely
changes Maybe your memories? We lose them over
time
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The Five Skhandas
Buddhists dont want you to just take their word
for it. Buddhist teaching says that everyone is
made up of five factors. None of them stay the
same over time. Activity 3 In your jotter can
you make a note of the five factors which
Buddhists think we are made of?
ClueEver look in a mirror?
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The Five Skhandas
Activity 3
Rupa The physical body
Vedana Sensations and feelings
Sanna Cognitions (thoughts and memories)
Sankhara Character traits (likes and dislikes)
Vinnana Consciousness (being awake)
Need to know the description of the five not
the Sanskrit
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The Third Mark
The third mark of existence is Dukkha. This
basically means suffering. Buddhists believe that
because everything changes we can never hold on
to our pleasures. Were always left wanting more.
Im Mark, Mark Dukkha. This is terrible, its all
terrible. Im always miserable and it never gets
any better. So now theres nothing left to do but
pull my hair out. It doesnt hurt when your
insane!!!!!!!!
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Keef, you know what I cant get?
Errrr, no
An inner sense of peace and well being
You mean satisfaction
I like it a lot
Now I know what youre going to say. Some people
have great lives filled with money and fame and
everything they could ever want. But Buddhists
say that whenever you want something it never
does the trick. Think back to something you
really wanted to buy, but when you got it, you
didnt use it. Well thats because of Dukkha. It
makes us continually search for a way of getting
rid of it, but we cant. Not yet anyway.
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DUKKHA
ANATTA
ANICCA
Dukkha
Anicca
Anatta
My Explanation
My Explanation
My Explanation
An Example
An Example
An Example
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• Activity 4
• Examples of suffering
• Using the newspapers supplied, computers or your
  phones (if possible) find stories which describe
  example of suffering.
• In your jotter you should answer the following
  questions relating to your stories.
• Summary of story
• Who is suffering
• What has caused it?
• How could this have been avoided.
• Try to complete more than one.

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• Three Marks of existence - Summary
• Buddhist believe the Human Condition can be
  broken
• down into three parts.
• These three parts are Anicca, Anatta Dhukka
• Anicca is the idea of impermanence
• (nothing lasts forever)
• Anatta is the impermanence of human beings.
• The Five Skhandas are the five factors which make
  up
• all human beings.
• Dhukka is suffering this is what happens to
  humans
• during their existence.