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THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA MAHAYANA VS. THERAVADA
•Nirvana: the soul reunites to its pure state and stop wandering in incarnations and
karma.
•The Supreme Power that controls the universe has no form or name.
•Strong characters are built by doing good deeds and kind thoughts.
•Before criticizing anyone it is better to see what you are doing.
•Always do good and do not waste time and effort on things that lead to harm.
•Be aware of your words and deeds.
FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS BUDDHA’S TEACHING
•The Five Percepts of life are the most important rules of life and these are – respect for
1- Khổ đế (Dukkha): là thực trạng đau life so no killing, respect for the property of others so no stealing, respect for pure
khổ của con người. nature so no sexual misconduct, respect for honesty so no lying and respect for a clear
mind so no intoxicants.
2- Tập đế (Samudaya): là nguồn gốc
hay nguyên nhân dẫn đến thực trạng đau
•Death is not the end of life. Energy changes into matter and matter again into energy
khổ.
like pale leaf fell on the ground mixes with soil, seed fell on earth to give rise to new
plant and so on.
3- Diệt đế (Nirodha): là sự kết thúc hay
sự chấm dứt khổ đau.
•Three poisons i.e. greed, hatred and stupidity keep us in the wheel of life and death.
4- Đạo đế (Magga): là con
đường hay phương pháp thực hành dẫn
đến chấm dứt khổ đau.
Mahayana: combined with Taoism, Chinese spirituality & indigenous Vietnamese rel
2nd cent: From China
Buddhism combined with Hinduism
Statue of a mythical
Kinnon at Wat Phra Kaew,
Bangkok
Transvestite Dancing/ Nat Worship Mandalay 1987
•Vietnam is more diverse with different branches of Buddhism can be •Buddhism’s temples and pagodas architecture are peacefully mixture of artistic factors from
other religions.
found. RATE OF BUDDHISTS
95%
95%
89%
65%
15%
CONFUCIANISM Confucianism.
•111 B.C – 905: Confucianism was brought into Vietnam and prospered under
the Chinese rule
•The role of martyr and the idea of sacrifice •the mid-19th: the institutionalization and The spread of
•A highly organized hierarchical society Confucianism
•“Universal Harmony” and “people as the root of the nation” •From the 1980's, a powerful Confucianism movement occurred
•1982: the Confucian Ethics campaign began, continuing into the
next decade.
CONFUCIANISM’S INTRUSION AND SPREADING IN COMMON VALUES IN VIETNAM AND SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE SOCIETY UNDER CONFUCIANISM’S INFLUENCE
•“to create a certain amount of ideological coherence in its version •family is the basic unity
of Asian Values and to give it some academic respectability” •family values are fundamental
•fostering talents concept: strive to cultivate oneself (tu thân), •extended generations
then build a family (tề gia), rule the country (trị quốc) and make •filial piety
the country harmonious (bình thiên hạ)
•respect for elderly
HINDUISM
No beginning
No founder
Mystical religion
•Spread to the world through: Hindu kings; colonization & Tarumanagara & Holing immigrants(defeated
Malaysia 6.27%
Singapore 5.1%
The Philippines 2%
• Allah(creator)Quran(sacred
text)Prophet Muhammad
• “Islam”=“peace” in Arabic
Intrusion & Spreading SEVERAL THEORIES TO THE ISLAMIZATION IN SEA:
POPULARITY INFLUENCES
• Arts
• Beliefs and values
61.30%
64%
15%
7%
The Qur'an
The Vedas
1. Make a poster/ infographic compare and contrast the 4 religions: 2. Paragraph writing of at least 70 words:
Confucianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, & Islam by the following criteria From your knowledge and experience, clarify the influence of one
Key words to remember
of the four religion in Southeast Asia. You can choose one or 2 of
Origin
Holy places/ animals/ things
the following aspects:
Important books/ teachings •Beliefs and values
Time and ways of spreading in Southeast Asia •Architecture
Influences/ legacies: architecture, writing system, art, beliefs and values
Importance practices (nghi thức quan trọng)
•Writing system