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*Buddhists chant because It reminds one of the Dharma so that it is not forgotten
*Buddhas bow because  order to express deep veneration, a Buddhist may bow or prostrate before the image of the Buddhah
*Monks are prohibited from being marriage celebrants but they can "bless" the couple by reciting the Dharma (chanting) after the secular ceremony.

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*Buddhism is based on the teaching of the Buddha, or “Enlightened One"
*Buddhism developed in Nepal and India around 500 BCE
*all suffering was caused by human desires.

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Celebrations, Holidays, and Festivals of Buddhism

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Celebrations, Holidays, and Festivals of Buddhism

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*Buddha's Birthday- Birthday is a holiday traditionally celebrated to commemorate the birth of the Prince Siddhartha Gautama, later the Gautama Buddha and founder of Buddhism
*Magha Pujha- Māgha Pūjā is celebrated on the full moon day of the third lunar month in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Sri Lanka and on the full moon day of Tabodwe in Myanmar.And the second most important holiday in Buddhism
*Vesak- Vesak, also known as Buddha Purnima and Buddha Day, is a holiday traditionally observed by Buddhists.

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the earliest and most common symbols of Buddhism are the Stupa and it looks like it could be a wheel

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A monastery, mostl for Buddhists, may serve both to house those belonging to religious orders and as a place of worship for visitors.

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The sacred book of Buddhism is called the Tripitaka

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*Life brings suffering
*Origin of suffering is attached to material goods
*end suffering is possible by freeing minds of wants and desires
*Can only end by following the eight fold  PATH.
*Ultimate goal - Nirvana - place of happiness and peace.

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*Don't worship a single god
*Believe all human suffering is caused by desires
*Everyone must give up wrongful desires to find peace and harmony

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How Buddhism Spread And what parts Of The World

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How Buddhism Spread And what parts Of The World

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Conversion began, and Buddhism spread not only through India, but also internationally. Ceylon, Burma, Nepal, Tibet, central Asia, China, and Japan are just some of the regions where the Middle Path became accepting of this religion.

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Parts Of The World That Buddhism Spread too

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Parts Of The World That Buddhism Spread too

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Prince Siddhartha Gautama was the founding leader of Buddhism that we know today. He saw how the suffering of the common people and was shocked. He gave up all of his riches and royal title in search of  enlightenment. After 6 year of searching he deciding that the suffering was caused because of human desires. After that Siddhartha Gautama became the Buddha.
(this is a image of Siddhartha Gautama)

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How And Why Buddhism Became Enlightened 

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How And Why Buddhism Became Enlightened 

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In about the 7th century BCE when Siddhartha Gautama died the community he founded slowly evolved into a religion like movement and the teachings of Siddhartha became the basis of Buddhism. After that the basics of Buddhism became enlightened the basics of Buddhism has evolved a lot.

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Buddhism first became a religion in about the 7th century BCE. It was first enlightened in India and has now become a very popular religion all over the world.

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Buddhists do not believe or worship in a single god.

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People that are Buddhists mostly live in Tibet, the Himalayan region,Mongolia and parts of Russia.

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Population of where Buddhists live today

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Population of where Buddhists live today

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About 495 million people (18.22%) follow Buddhism.

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The followers of Buddhism are known as Buddhists.
(this is a image of statues of Buddhas a long time ago)