TheBriefIntroductionTheOriginofBuddhism婆罗门教的冥神TheBrahmans(婆罗门)WhoisBuddha?SiddharthaGautama(c565BC~c486BC)SiddharthaGautama（c565BC-c486BC）WhatisBuddhism?WhatisBuddhism?WhatisBuddhism?WhatisBuddhism?WhatisBuddhism?The“ThreeJewels”（三宝)TheDevelopmentofBuddhistInnorthernChina,exceptfortwoshortperiodsofpersecution,Buddhismflourishedunderthelavishroyalpatronageofrulerswhofavoredthereligion.Bythelatterhalfofthesixthcentury,monkswereemployedingovernmentposts.WiththeriseoftheTangDynastyatthebeginningoftheseventhcentury,Buddhismreachedouttomoreandmorepeople.ItsoonbecameanimportantpartofChinesecultureandhadgreatinfluenceonChineseArt,Literature,Sculpture,ArchitectureandPhilosophyofthattime.BasicDoctrinesBasicDoctrinesThesecondkeyconcepttounderstandisthelawofSamsaraorTransmigration（轮回）.ThelawofSamsaraholdsthateverythingisinabirthandrebirthcycle.Buddhataughtthatpeopledonothaveindividualsouls.Therearesixlevelsoftransmigration:gods,demigods(修罗),humans,animals,hungryghosts,anddemons(地狱).Thedesirability（愿望）ofliberationfromthecycleofsamara,iscallednirvana（涅槃）inBuddhism.Whatisthefundamentalcauseofallsuffering?WhatdidtheBuddhateach?FourNobleTruths四圣谛FourNobleTruthsFourNobleTruthsWhatistheEight-FoldPath?(八正道）RightUnderstanding正见：正确的见解RightMotivation正思维:根据四谛的真理进行思维RightSpeech正语：说话要符合佛陀的教导正业：正确的行为RightAction正命：过正当的生活RightLivelihood正精进：修行佛法以达到涅槃的理想境界RightEfforts正念：有意识地觉察界RightMindfullness正定：专心修习佛教禅定以进入清净的境界RightMeditationEightfoldPathNirvanaisapeaceful,detachedstateofmindAchievingNirvanameansescapefromthecycleofrebirthEarlyChineseBuddhism:Theravada(小乘佛教)andMahayana（大乘佛教）般若波罗蜜经BuddhismintheModernWorldChan/Zen(禅)Huineng(六祖慧能)NorthernChan—“gradualapproach(渐悟)”SouthernChan—“immediatelyenlightenment(顿悟)”SpreadinChinaIthadgivenadeepandtremendousinfluencetotheChinesephilosophy.ThephilosophicconceptsputforwardbyNeo-ConfucianismweredeeplyinfluencedbyBuddhistones.Forinstance,conceptslike"pureheart","everythinginthisworldincludingmanhasa'Taiji'"and"phenomenamightdifferedfromoneandtheotheryetreaso