Buddism keywords:

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Backgrounds and beliefs keywords:

Ssceticism: The

life of a holy man when you deny yourself excess and indulgence

Englightement: An understanding about what is true and real

Devas:

Another word for spirits.

Renunciation:

Giving something up, in this case the Buddha renounced his princely life

Buddha: A

title meaning the enlightened one, given to Siddhartha Gautama.

Meditation:

Thinking about something deeply, reflecting

Samsara:

Cycle of reborn after death

Nirvana: If

you manage to break Samasara, you reach the end of perfection and the state of

perfect peace

The three jewels:

Which is more important?

The Dharma because 1 and 3 are about some

of the Buddhists but 2 is the main foundation of Buddhism. Without it, the

Buddhist community would not have heard of this but the sangha is also

important because without them, Buddhism wouldn’t be a religion and just a

series of beliefs.

3 Universal Truths:

He said that there a three charactericts of

life:

1.

Anicca: All things are

impermanent as they constantly change and eventually cease to exist.

2.

Anatta: People change. Your

body grows older, your mind develops and even your personality changes.

3.

Dukha – Suffering: There will

aloways be things in life that are unsatisfactory. If you can learn to accept

that life will never be perfect, you will be happier.