Pd1Buddhism_A



Alex Buddhism Welcome to my page on Buddhism.I have worked really hard on this project and have read many websites and books for this project.I hope you like it.

Founder
 * 1) The founder of this religion was Sadartha Gautama.
 * 2) He founded this religion in 535 BCE after he became the first enlightened one.He is not concidered a god in this religion.
 * 3) There are many pictures and statues of him in homes and temples.
 * 4) He started this religion when he saw the four sights.

Leaders
 * [[image:dalai-lama.jpg width="98" height="125" align="right"]]The biggest leader is the Dalai Lama.
 * The leaders of the temples are the monks and nuns.

Places of Worship

The places of worship in this religion is the temple or Vihara. This is were the monks also live. Temples are places to go and meditate. They help you get spiritual enlightenment.More places that are holy are places in nature.

Where

This religion started in Nepel,Asia. This religion is now the fourth largest religion. It now is practiced in China,Japan,Thailand,Mangolia,India,and Vietnam.

Beliefs


 * 1) When you die you are reincarnated as another being.
 * 2) You follow a pattern of live,death, and rebirth.
 * 3) The only way to escape this is to get spiritual enlightenment and go to Nirvana which is a place of no suffering.
 * 4) You meditate to get spiritual enlightenment.
 * 5) You try to keep good charma which is what you do effects you in your next life.
 * 6) You help others in need and you do not harm any living thing.
 * 7) You must follow the dharma which is the laws of Buddhism.
 * 8) You must learn the Noble Truths which are there is suffering in the world,suffering comes from desire,you can always end suffering,and there are many ways to end suffering.
 * 9) You must follow the Eight Fold path.

Gods

There is no main god in this religion because they just belief in a greater self. If they want to they can be there own god. It is just nature that is a major spiritual thing.

Sacred Writings

The sacred writings for this religon is the Tripitaka. It has all the things that Siddhartha Guatama learned and taught his followers. There is also a sacred praying scrool that has prayers for enlightenment.

Religous Practices

If your a Buddhist you meditate. You use it to be one with nature and to be one with your inerse lf. When you do this you get help with becoming enlightened. There are many ways to meditate. You may also replace it with other types of meditational yoga. You also do yoga to become enlightened.

Festivals

Buddhist have different festivals that do fall on different days of the year. They celebrate their birth,enlightenment,and death of loved ones which is called Wesak. They celebrate Kathing which is the Buddhist new year. The Wan Phra is the holy day of the week. It is based on the lunar calendar. They listen to monks and nuns at the temples sing and give prays. Makhaeuja is one of the holiest days. It is when they stay clear of bad actions and they clearify their minds.

Symbols

The Dharmachakra is the main symbol of Buddhism. It stands for the eight fold path that all Buddhists must follow. There are many different types of the Dharmachakra.