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Buddhism

By: Ryan Fritz Founder: The founder of Buddhism is Buddha and Siddhartha, who are one in the same. Siddhartha received enlightenment under a fig tree and became Buddha. This happened about 25,000 years ago in India. Modern Leader: The Dalai Lama is the Leader of Buddhism. He is the spiritual and the political leader. The current Diala Lama is Tenzin Gyato.



Worship: Buddhists worship in temples. These temples are extremely sacred and become a Buddhists second home. They meet all their friends there and pray. They have personal shrines in their homes and pray every day. Originated and is Now: It started in India, but is now most common in China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. These places are rich in the Buddhist culture.

Main Beliefs: Buddhist follow the teachings of Buddha. They have no Gods. It is more about self enlightenment and doing good through yourself. They follow the four noble trues and the eight fold path.

Sacred Writings:

The Buddhist sacred writings are in the Sutras. These are where the original beliefs are and are very holy.

Practices:

The practices the buddhist perform are to follow the Four Noble Truths and The Noble Eight Fold Path.

Four Noble Truths:

1. Life brings suffering. 2. Origin of suffering is wanting 3. There is an end to suffering 4. There is a path to end suffering

It is The Noble Eight Fold Path:

1. right understanding 2. right thought 3. right speech 4. right action 5. right work 6. right effort 7. right concentration 8. right mindfulness

Holidays: The two major holidays are O-bon and Vesak. They play a major part of the religion and mean a lot to Buddhists.

Symbols: The Yin and Yan symbol represents good karma and bad karma. The Dharma wheel is a symbol of the eight fold path.