NATURE,

LIFE HISTORY OF THE INFLUENCE MADE IN

THEORY MAIN TEACHINGS CHARACTERISTICS,
PROPONENT THE MODERN WORLD
GOAL AND FOCI
Four Noble Truths
1. There is Suffering
2. Cause of Suffering
Siddhartha (which 3. End of Suffering
means "he who achieves 4. Path to end Suffering
his aim") Gautama
Noble Eighthfold Path
known as Buddha To live is to act 1. Right View
("enlightened one" or 2. Right Thought..
"the awakened") actions can have either 3. Right Speech.
harmful or beneficial 4. Right Conduct
belongs to a large clan consequences 5. Right Livelihood.
called the Shakyas in 6. Right Effort.
Lumbini, (today, modern concerned with the 7. Right Mindfulness.
Nepal) principles and practices 8. Right Concentration.
that help one to act in
at age 29, he left his ways that help rather Five Percepts
We tend to apply
kingdom, wife and son to than harm 1.No killing
Buddhist ethics in
lead an ascetic life 2. No stealing
BUDDHIST ETHICS everyday life especially
it does not suggest that 3. No sexual misconduct
when face with great
Siddhartha encouraged there is a single course 4. No lying
amount of stress
people to follow a path of of action that will be 5. No intoxicants
balance instead of one right in all
characterized by circumstances The Wheel of Life
extremism 1. Heavenly Beings
Three universal truth 2. Humans
For the remainder of his 1.Nothing is lost in the 3. Asuras
80 years, Buddha universe 4. Hungry ghosts
traveled, preaching the 2.Everything changes 5. Hell-beings
Dharma (the name given 3.The law of Cause and
to the teachings of the Effect(Karma) The goal of Buddhism is
Buddha) in an effort to nirvana — deliverance of
lead others to and along the mind. That is the
the path of final goal and cessation
enlightenment. of all sufferings and
conflicts — supreme
happiness

Confucius
known as Kong Qui or
K’ung Fu-tzu
a Chinese philosopher,
leader needed to exercise
teacher and political
figure
was born into a royal
CONFUCIAN ETHICS
family of the Chou
Dynasty
computation, music,
Confucius died on
November 21, 479 B.C.
in Qufu, China, a year
after losing his son, Tzu-
lu, in battle.
Jesus Christ Being shaped by Biblical
revelation is the primary
CHRISTIAN ETHICS
also called Jesus son of
Joseph, Jesus of
jen, variously translated
as "love," "goodness,"
"humanity," and
"human-
heartedness." Jen is a
supreme virtue
representing human
qualities at their best
chung, or faithfulness
to oneself and others,
Golden Rule and
On Politics, shu, or altruism, best
expressed in the
self-discipline Confucian golden rule We apply Confucian
ethics in our everyday
On Education, One who possesses all life to proactively think if
Six Arts": archery, these virtues becomes our actions are
calligraphy, a chün-tzu(perfect appropriate and proper
gentleman) and will not produce
chariot-driving and harm to others
ritual In Confucianism man is
the center of the
universe
For human beings, the
ultimate goal is
individual happiness.
The necessary condition
to achieve happiness is
through peace
hold the focus on
humanity and basic
human virtues as being
of "ultimate concern"
Christian ethics as an When applying this
academic discipline uses theory we tend to be
way that Christian these scriptures and forgiving to our
ethics can be traditions in developing neighbors and accepting
 Nazareth, Jesus of distinguished from and critiquing ethical of our capabilities as
Galilee or simply alternative ethical norms and theories and man
“Christ”, perspectives applying them to ethical
issues
regarded by most To forgive and be
Christian branches as generous The trinity
God himself
The saints

Life after death

Sacraments

The Church

Prayer and rituals

polytheistic but also

believe that god is one
being that can be
worshipped in many
different forms

Hindu scriptures say

There is no established
there are four goals in
founder of the religion
Truth is eternal civilised religious life:
and neither is there an We apply this theory in
1.dharma –
official canon of sacred the modern world by
Brahman is Truth and righteousness
texts or scripture. thinking though every
HINDU ETHICS Reality 2.artha – economic
situation we are in and
development
Hinduism has no one The Vedas are the reflecting in order to find
3.kama – sensual
founder but is instead ultimate authority truth.
enjoyment
a fusion of various
4.moksha – liberation,
beliefs.
the ultimate goal.
moksha is achieved
through union with God
(yoga).

One of the key

thoughts of Hinduism
 is “atman,” or the
belief in soul. This
philosophy holds that
living creatures have a
soul, and they’re all
part of the supreme
soul. The goal is to
achieve “moksha,” or
salvation, which ends
the cycle of rebirths to
become part of the
absolute soul.

Brahma: the god

responsible for the
creation of the
world and all living
things
Vishnu: the god
that preserves and
protects the
universe
Shiva: the god that
destroys the
universe in order to
recreate it
Devi: the goddess
that fights to
restore dharma
Krishna: the god of
compassion,
tenderness and love
Lakshmi: the
goddess of wealth
and purity
Saraswati: the
goddess of learning
 The four main castes
(in order of
prominence) include:

Brahmin: the
intellectual and
spiritual leaders
Kshatriyas: the
protectors and
public servants of
society
Vaisyas: the skillful
producers
Shudras: the
unskilled laborers

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https://www.biography.com/people/buddha-9230587

https://thebuddhistcentre.com/text/ethics

http://online.sfsu.edu/rone/Buddhism/footsteps.htm

http://www.spiritualworld.org/buddhism/goal.htm

https://www.biography.com/people/confucius-9254926

http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/socialSciences/ppecorino/PHIL_of_RELIGION_TEXT/CHAPTER_2_RELIGIONS/Confucianism.htm
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/beliefs/basics_1.shtml

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