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What Is Buddhism? Buddhism is a religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, who lived
about 25 centuries ago in what is now Nepal and northeastern India. He came to be called "the Buddha,"
which means "awakened one," after he experienced a profound realization of the nature of life, death and
existence. In English, the Buddha was said to be enlightened, although in Sanskrit it is bodhi, meaning
"awakened."
In the remaining years of his life, the Buddha traveled and taught. However, he didn't teach people what
he had realized when he became enlightened. Instead, he taught people how to realize enlightenment for
themselves.
In the centuries following the Buddha's life, Buddhism spread throughout Asia to become one of the
dominant religions of the continent. The most common estimate of the number of Buddhists in the world
today is 350 million, which makes Buddhism the fourth largest of the world's religions.
How is Buddhism distinctive from other religions? Buddhism is so different from other religions that
some people question whether it is a religion at all. For example, the central focus of most religions is
God, or gods. But Buddhism is non-theistic. The Buddha taught that believing in gods was not useful for
those seeking to realize enlightenment.
Instead of teaching doctrines to be memorized and believed, the Buddha taught how we can realize truth
for ourselves. The focus of Buddhism is on practice rather than belief.
Basic Teachings: The foundation of Buddhism is the Four Noble Truths. The Truths are:
1. The truth of suffering (dukkha)
2. The truth of the cause of suffering (samudaya)
3. The truth of the end of suffering (nirhodha)
4. The truth of the path that frees us from suffering (magga)
By themselves the Truths don't seem like much. But beneath the Truths are countless layers of teachings
on the nature of existence, the self, life, and death, not to mention suffering. The point is not to just
"believe in" the teachings, but to explore them, understand them, and test them against one's own
experience. It is the process of exploring, understanding, testing and realizing that is Buddhism.
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Vocabulary
01.The teachings
02.He came to be called..
03.Awakened one
04.a profound realization
les enseignements
on l’appelait
l’éveillé
une prise de conscience profonde
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04.Enlightened
05.Although
06.The remaining years
07.What he had realized
08.Instead
09. to realize enlightenment
09.Buddhism spread throughout Asia
10.Whether it is a religion at all
11.For those seeking
12.On practice rather than belief
13.By themselves
14.Beneath the truths
15.Countless layers
16.The point
16.Against one’s own experience
illuminé
bien que
les années qui restaient
ce qu’il avait accompli
à la place, plutôt
arriver à une illumination
s’est étendu à travers
si oui ou non .. en fait
pour ceux qui cherchent
sur la pratique plutôt que sur la croyance
en elles-mêmes
en dessous des vérités
des couches innombrables
l’idée
par rapport à sa propre expérience
Buddhism
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Exercise: fill in the blanks with the correct words
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(on l’appelait)
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(illuminé)
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in Sanskrit it is bodhi, meaning "awakened."
(bien que)
In the r_________ years of his life, the Buddha traveled and taught. However, he didn't teach
(restantes)
people what he had r
(accompli)
when he became enlightened. I________, he taught people how to
(à la place, plutôt)
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r
e
for themselves.
(arriver à l’illunination)
In the centuries following the Buddha's life, Buddhism s
t
Asia to become one of the
(s’est étendu partout)
dominant religions of the continent. The most common estimate of the number of Buddhists in
the world today is 350 million, which makes Buddhism the fourth largest of the world's religions.
How is Buddhism distinctive from other religions? Buddhism is so different from other religions
that some people question w
it is a religion a a
. For example, the central focus of most
(si oui ou non)
religions is God, or gods. But Buddhism is non-theistic. The Buddha taught that believing in
gods was not useful for t
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to realize enlightenment.
(ceux qui cherchent)
Instead of teaching doctrines to be memorized and believed, the Buddha taught how we can
realize truth for ourselves. The focus of Buddhism is on practice r
t
b
.
(plutôt que sur des croyances)
Basic Teachings: The foundation of Buddhism is the Four Noble Truths. The Truths are:
1. The truth of suffering (dukkha)
2. The truth of the cause of suffering (samudaya)
3. The truth of the end of suffering (nirhodha)
4. The truth of the path that frees us from suffering (magga)
B t
the Truths don't seem like much. But b
(en elles-mêmes)
the Truths are c
(en dessous)
l
of
(des couches innombrables)
teachings on the nature of existence, the self, life, and death, not to mention suffering. The p____
(l’idée)
is not to just "believe in" the teachings, but to explore them, understand them, and test them
against one's own experience. It is the process of exploring, understanding, testing and realizing
that is Buddhism.
Thanks for watching. To learn more, visit About.com.