BuddhismCPD4

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 Buddhism

Buddhism first started in Northern India around 500b.c.
====A man named Siddhartha Gautama was raised in a way that he never discovered anything that had to do with suffering. One day he saw a funeral and realized that people die and suffer with things. After that he traveled east in search of enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. When he became enlightened he became The Buddha and then the his followers known as monks began to spread the ways to enlightenment.====

What religious leaders do they have? Since Buddhism was created by one person, there for there is only one leader. People worship the Buddha but the leader is the Dalai Lama. He is the ruler and religious leader. There still is a Dalai Lama today and his name Tenzin Gyatso.



Where do they worship and where in the world is it practiced ? People who believe in the many gods of Buddhism will usually go to temples to pray and to show their faith. People also have shrines in the houses for worship.It started in India but it is now widely spread to China, Japan, Central Asia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Korea.

Do they have any gods and what religious festivals do they celebrate? They do not have any gods because they worship the Buddha only. They celebrate the Buddha's birthday and the his day of enlightenment. They celebrate the enlightenment of the Buddha, his birthday, and his death all on the same day. Vesak on the first full moon of May which will vary because of the orbit of the sun and moon. If it is a leap year then it is celebrated in June. It is called Vesak because that is the name of the month it is on in the Indian calender.

What beliefs do they go by in this religion? One of the main beliefs is the Four-Noble truths.They are suffering is a part of life, suffering comes from desire, there is an end to suffering, and there is a path to end suffering.The path to end suffering is called The Eightfold Path. It includes right understanding, right thought, right speech, right action, right work, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration. They also believe in reincarnation, which is when you die you are born into another body with a new state of mind. If you complete the Eightfold Path and follow the Four-noble truths you will reach Nirvana. This is the state in which you will not be reincarnated and your spirit will be free.