Buddhism by JACK ASHCRAFT

Major Beliefs in Buddhism

378987_1 — 2023-12-07 20:01:37 UTC

One major belief in Buddhism is karma. Karma is when you do something positive, then positive things will happen to you, and same thing with negative things. Buddhists strongly appeal to this. Another major belief are the four noble truths, the first is suffering, the second is the origin of suffering, the third is the cessation of suffering, and the final one is the path to the cessation of suffering.

History of Buddhism

378987_1 — 2023-12-07 20:02:20 UTC

Buddhists seek to reach a state of nirvana, following the path of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, who went on a quest for Enlightenment around the sixth century BC.

Buddhism at a glance

378987_1 — 2023-12-07 20:04:10 UTC

Buddhism is mostly practiced in nepal, north korea, india and south korea. The total followers is around 376 million.

Buddhism subdivisions

378987_1 — 2023-12-07 20:04:46 UTC

1. Zen Buddhism is a mixture of Indian Mahayana Buddhism and Taoism.

2. Korean zen buddhism is the 90% of koreans who worhip chinul

A symbol of Buddhism

378987_1 — 2023-12-07 20:05:28 UTC

the buddist is the man who basically founded it and is treated as the god. the meaning behind this is he was basically transformed into a god

Holy texts in buddhism

378987_1 — 2023-12-07 20:06:20 UTC

The Tripitaka is a compilation of Buddhist literature including scripture, disciplinary manuals, commentary, doxography and history

Holy places for Buddhism

378987_1 — 2023-12-07 20:07:10 UTC

the most sacred place is the Lumbini where the buddha was born.

Buddhism customs

378987_1 — 2023-12-07 20:07:51 UTC

these customs include: merit-making, bowing, giving offerings, chanting, meditating on the qualities embodied by specific buddhas or bodhisattvas (such as compassion and wisdom) and pilgrimage.

Buddhism holy days

378987_1 — 2023-12-07 20:09:13 UTC

just one of many Buddhist holidays is Losar, the celebration of the tibetan new year