Buddhism

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Buddhism

• By MLO

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Beginning of Buddhism

• Began 560 to 490 BCE
• Began in India

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Name of God or Gods

• They didnt have any gods

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Founder of Buddhism

• Siddhartha Gautama, the buddha, also known as the
  enlightened one.

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Basic Belief of the Religion

• Four Noble Truths
• Eight Fold Path
• Reincarnation will end when you become
  enlightened and reach Nirvana.

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Important Holy Days

• Buddhist New Year
• Magha Puja Day
• Abhidhamma Day

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Holy Books

• Tripitaka (Pali Canon)
• Mahayana sutras like the Lotus Sutra
• others

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Place of Worship

• a Vihara

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Leadership

• Buddhists worship alone
• They do not need a religious leader
• Monks devote there lives to buddhism

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Their Symbols
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Top 10 Countries with theHighest Proportion of
Buddhists
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Effect of Zen Buddhism on Japanese Culture

• Affect on Japanese social, political, economic
  culture
• Duties of the individual self-discipline
• Need to understand ones self and do the right
  thing
• Duty to parents and society
• Tolerance of other religions
• Live in harmony with the world