Buddhism1,WhatisBuddha?·AnintroductionofBuddha·FeaturesofBuddha2,AnintroductionofTsangyangGyatso(仓央嘉措)Firstpart:WhatisBuddha?•AintroductionofBuddha:•Inabroadsense,Buddhaisakindofpersonwhosesense,emotionandabilityhavebeenfulfilledtotheupmostatthesametime.Theycanleadtheordinarypeopletogetridofthesufferingsinmortalworldandtoanewleveloflife.•Inanarrowsense,BuddhaisSakyamuni(释迦牟尼)whocreatedBuddhismandwhohasfulfilledhimselftobeaBuddha.backFirstpart:WhatisBuddha?•FeaturesofBuddhaNO.1:•Buddhaisahumanbeing,notimmortal.Buddhismistheonlyreligionthathasnogodsorgoddesses.WhenSakyamuniwasborn,hisfirstwordwas“IaloneamhonoredinHeavenandonEarth”(天上天下唯我独尊).Here,“I”doesn’trefertohimselfbutreferstoalltheindividualsintheworld.Sakyamunibelievesthateveryone’slifeisdeterminedbyhisowndeedsandevenBuddhacan’tdecidewhoshouldgototheHeavenandwhototheHell.•FeaturesofBuddhaNO.2:•BuddhaisaequalitysupporterFirstpart:WhatisBuddha?WeallknowthatBuddhismpreach“infinitelymercifulandcompassionate”(大慈大悲),whichmeansholdingaffectionatelovetoeveryonenomatterwhotheyareandconsideringallthehumanbeingsasaentiretyincludingyourself.Also,Buddhismdisapprovethatnon-humancreaturesarecreatedtogivehumansfood.•FeaturesofBuddhaNO.3:•Buddhaisnotunique,everyonehasanopportunitytobeaBuddha.Firstpart:WhatisBuddha?Buddhaisahumanbeing,andtheonlydifferencebetweenhimandtheordinarypeopleisthetimeofawareness(觉悟时间的先后).“Buddha”isanameforalltheawarepeople,notonlyreferstoSakyamuni.Firstpart:WhatisBuddha?•FeaturesofBuddhaNO.4:•BuddhismdoesnotadmitthecreatorofallthecreaturesBuddhismdon’tbelievetherewasafirst“start”oftheuniverse.Anew“start”istheendoftheformeraffair.Thecausalrelationship(因果关系)iscirculatingandendless.宇宙的原素是永恒的,生命的因素也是永恒的,前者是物质不灭,后者是精神不灭。•TheBuddhismScripturesaidthat:“佛法在世间,不离世间觉,离世求菩提,恰如觅兔角”.•ThefinalgoalofBuddhais“化人间为庄严净土,变地狱为极乐世界”Firstpart:WhatisBuddha?•FeaturesofBuddhaNO.5:•Buddhismpreachestheviewofgettingintotheworld,notgettingoutoftheworld.backParttwoIwouldliketobeginthissectionwithapoem•《见与不见》你见或者不见我我就在那里不悲不喜你念或者不念我情就在那里不来不去你爱或者不爱我爱就在那里不增不减你跟或者不跟我我的手就在你的手里不舍不弃来我怀里或让我住进你的心里默然相爱寂静喜欢Secondpart:TsangyangGyatso•HewastheVIDalaiLama(六世达赖喇嘛),bornin1683.•HelivedinaunstableageandwasthevictimofthepoliticalstrugglebetweentheQingDynasty,TibetanBuddhismChurchandMongolian.•Abouthisdeath,itisamystery.Secondpart:TsangyangGyatsoThemainachivement•HehadagreatinfluenceonhistoryofTibetanliterature.•HehadreformedthestyleofpoeminTibet.Heutilizedthestyleofthespokenformcombinedwithfolkandadaptedeachpoemintofoursentencewithsixsyllablesandthreepauses,thusmakingthepoemfullwithrhythmandbeatsandbecomingcatchytosingandspread.Secondpart:TsangyangGyatso•AstheleaderandlivingBuddha(活佛)ofTibetanBuddhism,mostofhispoemsarerelatedtotheprogressofawarenesswhilemostofpeoplebelievethathispoemsaremostlylovepoems.Secondpart:TsangyangGyatso•Forexample:在那东山顶上,升起白白的月亮。年轻姑娘的面容,浮现在我的心上•Actually,thetranslationof“年轻姑娘”hassomemisunderstandingontheoriginalpoem.TheoriginalpoemmeansthefeelofBuddhaandtherealizationofawarenesshascometohisheart,justlikethemoonreachingthetopofthemountain.Secondpart:TsangyangGyatsoConclusion•Buddhismisacomplexreligionincludingalotofbranchesandhistory.•Here,IjustpickedoutsomepartIaminterestedandfamiliarwithtopresenttoyou.Ifyoureallywanttoknowaboutit,youhadbettercheckitoutbyyourself.