It describe about buddist education in bhuddist era . it explain the method of teaching and their noble truths and eight fold paths.

1. BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY OF
EDUCATION
Presented by:
K.RAJU
MALLAREDDY MED COLLEGE

2. QUOTE OF BUDDHA

3.  What is Buddhism?
 Is it a religion or philosophy?

4. BUDDHISM
 Buddhism is a nontheistic
religion or philosophy.
 It encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and
spiritual practices largely based on teachings
attributed to Gautama Buddha.
 Commonly known as the Buddha.
 Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhartha
Gautama Shakyamuni or simply the Buddha.
 He was a founder the of Buddhism
 The word Buddha means
"awakened one" or
"the enlightened one”.

5. LUMBINI

6. SPREAD OF BUDDHISM
Buddhism spread via silk route and reached China,
Korea and Japan.
Thanks to Ashoka and others missionaries for spread of
Buddhism throughout.

7. BUDDHA’S THEORY
 Believes in karma.
 Present existence of individual is the effect of past
karma.
 Believes in rebirth.
 Buddhist philosophy doesn't believe in god.
 Nirvana-state of great pleasure and peace which can be
attained through wisdom goodness and knowledge.

8. AIMS OF EDUCATION
 Development of
personality.
 Character building
 Spread of culture
 Physical and intellectual
development.

10. TRIPITAKAS
 VINAYA PITAKA
Includes the rules of conduct for
the sangha .
 SUTTA PITAKA
This includes his sermons and
dialogues.
 ABHIDHAMMA PITAKA
Expositions of philosophical
theories.

11. TEACHINGS OF BUDDHA
FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS:
1. Life is full of suffering
2. Cause of suffering
3. Cessation of suffering
4. Path to liberation

12. Path to liberation(8 fold path)
• Right views(samyagdrsti)
• Right values(samyaksankalpa)
• Right speech(samyagvak)
• Right conduct(samyakkarmanta)
• Right livelihood(samyagajiva)
• Right effort(samyagvyayama)
• Right mindfulness(samyaksmrti)
• Right concentration(samyaksamadhi)

13. ETHICAL TEACHINGS OF BUDDHA
1. DEPENDENT ORIGINATION(Cause and effect)
2. THEORY OF KARMA
3. THE LAW OF UNIVERSAL CHANGE AND
IMPERMANENCE
4. THE THEORY OF NON-EXISTENCE OF
THE SOUL

14. SCHOOLS OF BUDDHA PHILOSOPHY
• Basically there are as many as 32 schools
of, later Buddhism of these 4 schools are
distinguished. They are
1. Nihilists
2. Subjective idealists or vijnanavadi
3. Critical realists or sautrantika
4. Direct realists or vaibhasika

15. BUDDHISM (PABBAJJA)
• First ordination.
• It means going out of home into Buddhist order.
• At the age of 8 young disciple move out of
their homes to live with their chosen guru.
• Minimum period of studentship is 12years
similar to brahmincal system.

16. UPASAMPADA
• Final ordination
• After pabbajja a Buddhist monk had to
undergo upasampada ceremony.
• Upasmapada means full status of manhood or
bhishku
• This is performed at the age of 20 after the
completion of 12 years of pabbajja.

17. Educational Implications
AIMS:
 To understand 4 noble truths of life
 To follow 8fold path to attain truth
 To understand the karma principle and
cessation
 To realise world is full of miseries
 Service to humanity is the ultimate in one’s
life
 No self no god no soul
 To develop self determination, confidence ,
overcome passions.

18. EDUCATION
• Education was derived into two stages
 Primary
 Secondary
• Primary education:
It aimed at teaching, reading, writing and arithmetic.
• Higher education
At this stage students study a variety of subjects like
literature, medicine, law, philosophy, politics,
military science etc.
• Medium of instruction was in Pali.
• Women education :Buddha was opposite to
education of women

19. CURRICULUM
The collection of literature is known as tripitakas
Vinayaka pitaka
Sutta pitaka
Abhidhamma pitaka

20. METHODS
• Imitation
• Recitation
• Practical experience

21. DISCIPLINE
• Self discipline
• Students were expected to live in Buddha's eight fold
path.
• Not to kill any living being.
• No to steal
• Not to tell a lie.
• Not to eat at improper time.
• Not to take intoxicant.
• Not to speak ill of anybody.
• Not to take interest in music dance etc.
• Not to use soft comfortable things, cosmetics.
• To be free from impure characters.

22. TEACHERS
• Bhikshsu were teachers.
• They must have spent 10years as monk and must
have the purity of character.
• He must have high mental order
• There are two categories of teachers-Acharya and
Upadhaya.
• Acharya admits number of people who live at his
place for 12years.he would not accept fees.
• Upadhaya imparts information on payment of
fees.

23. Contributions to Indian Education
• Provisions of vocational education.
• Provisions of education of worldly subjects.
• Centre of international education
• Encouragement to local language.
• Provision of primary education.

24. BOUDDHA VIHAR AT MARREDPALLY

25. CONCLUSION AND MESSAGE
 Everyone can achieve the highest goal in Buddhism. If we all do
an honest effort to follow the Noble Eightfold Path.
 His prominent disciples did not do so accidentally. he did not fall
from the sky like rain, they did not spring up from the earth like
grain.
 Therefore no doubt in that if we apply ourselves four noble truths,
we too can attain the ultimate goal in our life. We too can become
like the Buddha or like His prominent disciples.

26. REFERENCES:
 Philosophy of education (B.ed)
 Vijeetha publications for competitive.