BUDDHISM.pptx concept of Buddha monastery

Buddha monastery

1. BUDDHISM Apsara Arun Assistant Professor CUTEC, JMC Aranattukara, Thrissur Msc, MEd,SET, NET in JRF, PhD doing

2. Stories....

3. Buddhism (563-483 BC) Buddhism came in to being as an offshoot of later vedic period Reaction against Brahmanic education Against the Chathurvarna system At the age of 29 Gautama Buddha left his home 6 years of wandering, meditation & fasting... Buddha get enlighted As a result of his teaching, this system of education which developed.... Buddhistic education

4. Features ... Buddha did not write any book by himself His followers made the collection of his preachings in to three books after his death (100 years ) This collection is known as “Tripitakas” ‘Pitaka’ means ‘basket’ They are : * Vinaya pitaka ** Sakta pitaka ***Abhidhama pitaka

5. Vinaya pitaka : consists of rules of behavior Sakta Pitaka : a collection of religious sermons & examples Abhidhama pitaka : descriptions of the main preachings of Buddha & his Philosophical thought

6. Four Noble Truths....

7. 4 Noble Truths.... DUKHA SATYA SAMUDAYA SATYA NIRODHA SATYA 4. MARGA SATYA

8. 8 Fold Path or Ashtangamarga...

9. Aims of Education.. Ultimate aim of education is Nirvana or Salvation Chief aim of education was spiritual Development of human qualities Character formation All round development of personality Development of Democratic & civic sense, proficiency in crafts, arts, business, astronomy etc. It is a life of great sacrifice, firm dedication, controlling of passions & desires for doing service to humanity.

10. The centres of education during Buddhistic period were monasteries or viharas These are controlled & supervised by sangam Viharas provided both type of education The teachers (Upadhyayas) & students (sadhiviharikas ) lived together in viharas Education of the child began with an initiation ceremony called PABBAJJA

11. Important ceremonies... PABBAJA: which means to go out or coming out from the state of a householder The child goes out of the family at the age of 8, join in viharas with yellow dress & shaved head The child requests the head of the Monks of the sangam to admit him to the sangam & he becomes a member of the sangam after taking the following oath

12. OATH TAKING CEREMONY.... Buddham saranam gachami... Dharmam saranam gachami... Sangam saranam gachami...

13. After the ceremony of PABBAJA the child is came to be known as Samner or samanera or shramana A shramana was strictly forbidden to commit violence, speak untruth, take intoxicants , indulge in music or dance, using garlands, scents & ornaments, eating out of time etc. He lives with his teacher for 12years Relationship is similar to that of guru- shishya At the age of 20 he undergoes another ceremony known as UPASAMPADA

14. Upasampada was the final ordination of Buddhist system of education After this ceremony the child was given a regular membership in sangam & was made a perfect Bikshu or Bikshuni The Bikshu should take food collected in the alms of bowls only Cow’s urine used as medicine 2 superior monks *** Upadhyaya – Theory ***Acharya – Practice

15. Content of education Buddhist education in the begining was only for the monks afterwards laymen were also given education Secular subjects were stressed in the curriculum for laymen & religious subjects were stressed for the monks Monks: pali, Sanskrit, Tripitakas, Hindu religion, logic, Philosophy, grammer etc. Laymen : pali, Sanskrit, study of sacred literatures, logic, Metaphysics, astrology, political science, administration etc.

16. Education during Buddhistic period was categorised in to two *primary education – 3 years, learning of 3 R’s * higher education – Curriculum : religion, Philosophy, medicine, military science, fine arts, grammar, poetry etc. Practical subjects : spinning, weaving, printing, ganana (Accountancy ), tailoring, sketching, Ayurveda etc. were taught

17. Universities or centers of learning.... Nalanda Taxila Vallabhai Vikramsila Jagdala Mithila Odantapuri

18. Methods of teaching... Oral method Question answer Discussion Seminars Debates Project Inductive Learning by doing Educational tours etc

19. Teacher – pupil relationship... According to P. A. Atlekar- The relationship between shramana & Upadhyaya was like son & father Teacher has some responsibilities towards students Friendly, harmonious, healthy, good The students were expected to rise up earlier than their teachers & go to bed only after their teachers had gone to bed Education was given to all without any discrimination Women - Bhikshuni (separate monasteries)

20. Important incidents in the life of Buddha represented with different symbols... Lotus & bull : birth of Buddha Horse : buddha left his home Bodhi tree : Enlightenment Wheel: parivarthana Stupa : death of buddha

21. Identify the pictures with incidents .... 😊

22. Mahabinishkramana

23. Dharmachakraparivarthana

24. Mahaparinirvana

25. Merits & Demerits.... 😊