BUDDHISM

BUDDHISM

1. STARTED IN INDIA

   • THEY DONT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ONE GOD

2. 376 MILLION ADHERENTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

   • REPRESENTS THE CYCLE OF DEATH AND REBIRTH
     • there will always be suffering in life
       • the way to end suffering is to overcome selfish desires
       • the way to overcome selfish desires is to follow the eightfold path
       • the cause of suffering comes from our desire to continually search for something outside ourselves

3. THEY BELIEVE IN REINCARNATION

4. THEY ARE SPLIT INTO TWO SECTS OF BUDDHISM: THERAVADA BUDDISM AND MAHAYANA BUDDHISM

   • MAHAYANA:SINGLE GROUP BUT A COLLECTION OF BUDDIST TRADITION
   • THEREVADA:THE ELDERS ARE THE BUDDHIST MONKS

5. THERE ARE 150,000 BUDDHIST PEOPLE IN BRITAIN.

   • THEIR PLACE OF WORSHIP IS IN A TEMPLE BUT IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL.
   • THEY PRAY AT HOME ASSWELL

6. SIDDHATHA THE PRINCE WHO GAVE UP ALL HIS RICHES TO BECOME ENLIGHTENED

   • HIS FOLLOWERS ARE CALLED BUDDHISTS

7. meditation is a mental and physical course of action that a person uses to separate themselves from their thoughts

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