BuddhismDPD2

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Buddhism was founded by a man named Siddhartha Gautama around the year 500 BC. The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader for the Buddhist religion. The place of worship for this religion is called a temple. This religion started in Nepal but is now practiced all over the world. It is practiced mainly in China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. The main beliefs of this religion are the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eight Fold Path. The Buddhists believe that everything is sacred and holy while nothing is sacred and holy. The sacred writings of this religion are the Dharma, which lists their laws, and sutras, which are the sayings of the Buddha. In this religion they practice meditation, which is where they sit silently and try to find the meaning of life and enlightenment. The Buddhists have two major holidays, Vesak, which is the celebration of the birth, life, death, and resurrection of the Buddha, and Obon, which is the celebration of the departed. One of the main symbols of this religion is the wheel. They believe the wheel represents the wheel of laws.This is Buddhism.