Buddhism

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Buddhism

History
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Table of contents

• History
• Beliefs
• Customs
• Pictures

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History

• By finding the path to Enlightenment the Buddha
  was led from the pain of suffering and rebirth
  towards the path of Enlightenment and became
  known as the Buddha or "awakened one".
• Siddharta Gautama was born around the year 580
  BCE in the village of Lumbini in Nepal. He was
  born into a royal family, and his privileged life
  insulated him from the sufferings of life
  sufferings such as sickness, age, and death.
• The history of Buddhism is the story of one man's
  spiritual journey to Enlightenment, and of the
  teachings and ways of living that developed from
  it.
• . The Buddha also practiced meditation but
  concluded that in themselves, the highest
  meditative states were not enough.

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Beliefs

• The Buddha also practiced meditation but
  concluded that in themselves, the highest
  meditative states were not enough.
• The Buddha also practiced meditation but
  concluded that in themselves, the highest
  meditative states were not enough.
• Dharma The teachings and hence the way to
  nirvana

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Customs

• Buddhist tradition has developed many different
  customs and practices in different parts of the
  world. However, two customs are basic to all
  traditions Venerating the BuddhaThis may take
  the form of meditating on the qualities of
  Buddha, and honouring the Buddha or
  Buddha-figure. A person could honour the Buddha
  by making offerings to relics or images of the
  Buddha.

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Pictures

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