Jainism and Buddhism

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• He left his palace and for 7years searched for theultimate truth of life• Studied Hindu scriptures butfound them lacking• Tried raja yoga (meditation)but sensed his sacrifices werenot great enough• turned to asceticism andscourged and starved himself(1 grain of rice a day) = butno deep insight came• Determined best course wasthe MIDDLE WAY (pathbetween both extremes; alifestyle of moderation)
ENLIGHTENMENT OF BUDDHA• Under a Bodhi tree (tree ofWisdom) he meditated• Remembered all of his previouslives• Resisted the combats of Mara(Evil One), who tried manytemptations• Removed craving and ignorancefor himself• At dawn of his 35 th birthday, hismind “pierced the bubble” of theuniverse, enabling him to realizethe essential truth about life andthe path to salvation• Achieved NIRVANA and wasreleased from samsara (endlesscycle)• Stayed in this state for 7 daysNIRVANA= state of supreme realization andenlightenment= understand truth of life andfreedom from ignorance= state of total liberation, truth,tranquility, peace
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Page 21 and 22: FIVE PRECEPTS1) Abstain from killin
Page 24 and 25: Symbols• Wheel of Life• Mandala
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