Pd7Buddhism_B



 Welcome to BUDDHISM! By: Guss Here you will learn lots of facts pertaining to Buddhism. Thank you for visiting this page.


 * **The founder of Buddhism is Siddharta Guatama.**
 * **It was founded in 563 B.C.E.**
 * **Religious leader is the Dalai Lama, a spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet.**
 * **The places of worship are Meditation Hall and Vihora.**
 * **This religion was founded in Northeastern India.**


 * **This is also practiced today in: **
 * **China**
 * **Japan**
 * **Tibet**
 * **Sri Lanka**
 * **Vietnam**
 * **North America**


 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(251, 64, 4);">**The main beliefs of the religion are the noble truths and the eightfold path.**


 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">**<span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(255, 130, 20);">The four noble truths are: **
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">**1: Suffering is a part of life.**
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> **2: Selfishness and greed cause suffering.**
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> **3: Suffering can be stopped if selfishness is crushed.**
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> **4: The way to crush selfishness is to follow the eightfold path.**


 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">**<span style="color: rgb(255, 130, 20); font-size: 120%;">The eightfold path consists of: **
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(255, 31, 20);"> **1: Understanding.**
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(255, 31, 20);"> **2: Thought.**
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(255, 31, 20);"> **3: Speech.**
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(255, 31, 20);"> **4: Action.**
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(255, 31, 20);"> **5: Livelihood.**
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(255, 31, 20);"> **6: Effect.**
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(255, 31, 20);"> **7: Mindfulness.**
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(255, 31, 20);"> **8: Concentration.**


 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">**<span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(255, 130, 20);">The five precepts of Buddhism are: **
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(255, 31, 20);"> **1: Do not kill.**
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(255, 31, 20);"> **2: Do not steal.**
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(255, 31, 20);"> **3: Do not lie.**
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(255, 31, 20);"> **4: Do not engage in sexual misconduct.**
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(255, 31, 20);"> **5: Do not use intoxicants.**


 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(251, 64, 4);">**Buddhism is the 4th largest world religion.**
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(251, 64, 4);">**The original language is Pali.**
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(251, 64, 4);">**Buddhism has no gods, but they do follow in the ways of Buddha to reach enlightenment.**
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(251, 64, 4);">**The sacred writings of Buddhism are in the Tripitaka.**
 * <span style="color: rgb(251, 64, 4);">**Buddhists worship through meditation.**


 * <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(255, 130, 20);">Some of the great Buddhism symbols are:
 * **<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> The conch shell. **
 * **<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> The lot ****<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">us. **
 * **<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">The wheel. **
 * **<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> The endless knot. **
 * **<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> A pair of golden fishes. **