BuddhismAPD2

  **BUDDHISM  **

** Who Founded The Religion? ** Siddhartha Gautama (known as the Buddha) founded Buddhism in 500 B.C. After he found enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.

**Who Are The Religious Leaders?** The religious leader of the religion is the Dalia Lama. The current Dalia Lama is the 14th Dalia Lama Tenzin Gyatso.



** What Are Their Places Of Worship? ** They worship in Temples and Shrines. All buddhist houses have a shrine where they pray to a Buddha statue. They also go to temples very often to worship.

** Where Did This Religion Begin? Where Is It Practiced Today? ** Buddhism began in Nepal in 500 B.C. Today it is practiced all over the world but mainly in Tibet, China, Japan, the Korean peninsula, Sri Lanka, and mainland Southeast Asia. **What Are The Main Beliefs Of The Religion?**  Their main beliefs are reincarnation and rebirth, the Four Noble Truths, the Eight-Fold Path, and the Five Precepts.  **Does This Religion Have Any Gods?**  No because they belive everything is part of God. So they can't really have one specific God. ** What Are The Religous Writings Of Buddhism? ** They are the Sutras and Tibetan Book of the Dead. The Sutras contain the teachings of the Buddha. The Tibetan Book of the Dead contains the various stages a person encounters during life, death, and rebirth.



** What Are The Religious Holidays? ** Obon is a festival for the dead celebrated by Japanese Buddhists on July 13 to 15 or August 13 to 15. Vesak is celebrating the birth, death, and enlightenment of the Buddha and is celebrated on the first full moon of the Taurus.

** What Are The Main Symbols For Buddhism? ** The main symbols are the Bodhi Tree and the Dharma Wheel representing Buddha. The Three Precious Jewels representeng Buddha, Dharma(His teachings), and Sangha(The monks and nuns). Stupas representing Buddha's enlightend mind. The deer representing Buddha's first teaching.