Test date pushed back to Wednesday rather than Monday! Buddhism 563 - 483 BC Estimated birth of Buddha from Tripitaka a text from Sri Lanka written 300 years after his death. This text is written in Pali language similar but different than sanskrit. Tripitaka translated is "the three baskets" which are discourses from Buddha, rules of being a monk,and doctrinal treatise. Therarada Buddhism "tradition of the elders" most faithful to Buddha's original teachings. earliest sect of Buddhism one of 18 sects or early schools which still survives today. Similarity to Hinduism 1)meditation 2)Samsara 3)Desire is the cause of human suffering Differences 1)No metaphysical speculation 2)Moeksha as nirvana(state of bliss) -if there is a positive state it is experiencing happiness
-if not, it doesn't really matter about the afterlife as long as you escape suffering. if you have mastered desire while still on the earth you are known as "Arhat" sanskrit word "Dharma" in Buddhism is the Buddhist message equivalent to gospel.