Pd1Buddhism_E

 **//Buddhism By Desiree //**  //Founder of Buddhism //:  Siddhartha Gautama or Buddha, in about 500 BCE. //Religious Leader //: Dalai Lama //Place of Worship //: Buddhist temples, or Vihiras //Where it Began //: <span style="color: rgb(43, 182, 32);">It began in a part of India //<span style="color: rgb(179, 15, 240);">Where it is Practiced Today //<span style="color: rgb(179, 15, 240);">: <span style="color: rgb(43, 182, 32);">Buddhism is practiced mostly in Asia //<span style="color: rgb(179, 15, 240);">Main Beliefs //<span style="color: rgb(179, 15, 240);">: <span style="color: rgb(43, 182, 32);">life, death, and rebirth cycle, also called reincarnation //Karma:// <span style="color: rgb(43, 182, 32);">how we behave in live effects reincarnation //<span style="color: rgb(179, 15, 240);">The Four Noble Truths: //<span style="color: rgb(179, 15, 240);"> <span style="color: rgb(43, 182, 32);"> 1. All existance is unsatisfactoriness. 2. Unsatisfactoriness is caused by the craving for things that are permanent in the world, when no permanence exists. 3. The cessation of unsatisfactoriness, called Nirvana, can be attained. Nirvana is an end to suffering. 4. Nirvana can be reached by following the Noble Eight-Fold Path. //<span style="color: rgb(179, 15, 240);">The Noble Eightfold Path: //<span style="color: rgb(179, 15, 240);"> <span style="color: rgb(43, 182, 32);"> 1. Right Knowledge 2. Right Attitude 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action 5. Right Livelihood 6. Right Effort 7. Right State of Mind 8. Right Concentration //<span style="color: rgb(179, 15, 240);">The Middle Way: //<span style="color: rgb(179, 15, 240);"> <span style="color: rgb(43, 182, 32);">no excessive self- indulgence, nor excessive suffering //<span style="color: rgb(179, 15, 240);">Gods: //<span style="color: rgb(43, 182, 32);"> Buddhists have no particular gods, but they do belive in living like Siddhartha Gautama, or Buddha, because he was first to reach Nirvana //<span style="color: rgb(179, 15, 240);">Siddhartha Gautama: //<span style="color: rgb(179, 15, 240);"> <span style="color: rgb(43, 182, 32);">Siddhartha was a prince, who left his palace, he experienced self- indulgence, and suffering. He later decided not to self- indulde himself, nor to have excessive suffering, The Middle Way. //<span style="color: rgb(179, 15, 240);">Sacred Writings and What They Contain: //<span style="color: rgb(179, 15, 240);"> <span style="color: rgb(43, 182, 32);"> The sacred writings of Buddhism is the Sutra. The Sutra contains the sacred teachings of Buddha/ The Enlightened One, The Four Noble Truths,The Noble Eightfold Path, and The Middle Way. //<span style="color: rgb(179, 15, 240);">How They Worship and Practice Their Beliefs: //<span style="color: rgb(179, 15, 240);"> <span style="color: rgb(43, 182, 32);"> Buddhists do not worship an idol, they meditate Candles are considered the light of wisdom, and incense is often burned to help thoughts //<span style="color: rgb(179, 15, 240);">Holidays: //<span style="color: rgb(179, 15, 240);"> <span style="color: rgb(43, 182, 32);"> Vesak- celebrated in May, it is a holiday for Buddha //<span style="color: rgb(179, 15, 240);">Symbol Of Religion: // <span style="color: rgb(209, 83, 233);"><span style="color: rgb(43, 182, 32);"> The Wheel of Dharma is a symbol of Buddhism. It is a symbol for teaching dharma, or the path of righteousness

//<span style="color: rgb(179, 15, 240);">Did you Know? <span style="color: rgb(43, 182, 32);"> 376 million //<span style="color: rgb(43, 182, 32);"> people practice the Buddhist religion. Buddhists sometimes go to stupas to feel closer to Buddha.