Pd3Buddhism_A

Bu dd hi sm  F ou nd er The founder of this religion is Siddhartha Gautama. He found this religion in 450-560 BC.  L ea de rs The leader of this religion is the 14th Dalai Lama. The original one lived 600 years ago. Other leaders are the monks. <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(221, 163, 8);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">P <span style="color: rgb(255, 159, 0);">l <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">a c<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">e o<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">f w<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">o r<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">s h<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">i p The places of worship are temples and a shrine. <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(255, 159, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(255, 159, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> W h<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">e r<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">e r e<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">l i<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">g i<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">o n <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">s t<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">a r<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">t e<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">d The religion started in India. It is still practiced today. It is practiced in East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(255, 159, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">M <span style="color: rgb(255, 159, 0);">a <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">i <span style="color: rgb(255, 159, 0);">n <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">b e<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">l i<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">e f<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">s Nirvana is their main belief. Nirvana means the enlightened one and a blissful state that one can achieve. <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(255, 159, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">D o<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">e s <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">t h<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">i s <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">r e<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">l i<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">g i<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">o n <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">h a<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">v e<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> a g<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">o d This religion does not have a god. <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(255, 159, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">S a<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">c r<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">e d <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">w ri<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">t i<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">n g<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">s The sacred writings are the Sutras. They contain the ways of life. They also contain the Tripiaka- 3 baskets. <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(255, 159, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> R e<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">l i<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">g i<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">o u<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">s p<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">r a<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">c t<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">i c<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">e s The way they practice their religious beliefs is the Four Noble Truths. The Four Noble Truths are: 1: Suffering is a way of life. 2: Suffering is a desire. 3: There is a end to suffering. 4:There are ways to end suffering. <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(255, 159, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">R <span style="color: rgb(255, 159, 0);">e <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">l <span style="color: rgb(255, 159, 0);">i <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">g <span style="color: rgb(255, 159, 0);">i <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">o u<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">s F<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">e s<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">t i<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">v a<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">l s The most important Buddhist festival is Wesak or Vesak. It is named after a month in the Indian calender. It celebrates the three most important events in Buddha's life: his birth, his enlightenment, his death. It begins early in the morning with bells and drums and it continues into the night with a candle- lit procession. They light bonfires and they dance. <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(255, 159, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> R e<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">l i<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">g i<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">o n <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">s y<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">m b<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">o l Their main symbol is a wheel. It represents the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.

By: Samantha