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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha (Pāli/Sanskrit "the awakened one"). The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE. He is recognized by adherents as an awakened teacher who shared his insights to help sentient beings end suffering (or dukkha), achieve nirvana, and escape what is seen as a cycle of suffering and rebirth. Two major branches of Buddhism are recognized: Theravada ("The School of the Elders") and Mahayana ("The Great Vehicle"). Theravada—the oldest surviving branch—has a widespread following in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, and Mahayana is found throughout East Asia and includes the traditions of Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Shingon, Tendai and Shinnyo-en. In some classifications Vajrayana, a subcategory of Mahayana, is recognized as a third branch. While Buddhism remains most popular within Asia, both branches are now found throughout the world. Various sources put the number of Buddhists in the world at between 230 million and 500 million, making it the world's fourth-largest religion. Buddhist schools vary on the exact nature of the path to liberation, the importance and canonicity of various teachings and scriptures, and especially their respective practices. The foundations of Buddhist tradition and practice are the Three Jewels: the Buddha, the Dharma (the teachings), and the Sangha (the community). Taking "refuge in the triple gem" has traditionally been a declaration and commitment to being on the Buddhist path and in general distinguishes a Buddhist from a non-Buddhist. Other practices may include following ethical precepts, support of the monastic community, renouncing conventional living and becoming a monastic, meditation (this category includes mindfulness), cultivation of higher wisdom and discernment, study of scriptures, devotional practices, ceremonies, and in the Mahayana tradition, invocation of buddhas and bodhisattvas. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How do you account for the radical differences between Buddhism and Christianity? Q. Our ancient ancestors of 40,000 years ago all relied on gods to explain the unexplained, like day, night, rain, etc. In the west, these gods evolved to the creator God that is worshipped in the Abrahamic religions; Buddhism doesn't teach one way or the other about such a God and its worship practices are fundamentally different. How can the same group (hunter gatherers) in two different geographic regions arrive at such different conclusions about religion? Asked by unknown - Wed May 5 23:12:57 2010 - - 17 Answers - 0 Comments A. Buddhists err in equating the Creator with his creation. That begs the question of how the creation came to exist. Science confirms the Abrahamic-Christian thesis that the universe had a definite beginning in the Big Bang, about 14 billion years ago. Time and space had a definite beginning. This implies that the creation is finite and not a god. There are also vast ethical differences. Buddhism seeks a way to escape suffering by changing the mind, but Christianity seeks to ease suffering by changing the world. Cheers, Bruce Answered by Bruce - Thu May 6 00:11:03 2010 What subheading can I put in a research report about Buddhism and Hindhuism? Q. I am writing a research report about compare and contrast Buddhism and Hinduism. What subheading can I put under this report, need at least 3-4. Thanks. Asked by raveena p - Thu Oct 29 10:25:08 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Summary Brief history of Hinduism Brief history of Buddhism Common concepts in Hinduism and Buddhism General differences between Hinduism and Buddhism Conclusion Answered by RudyH - Fri Oct 30 21:25:33 2009 What differences and similarities are in Buddhism and Confucianism?
Q. I am supposed to work on some project at school. I need to compare and contrast Buddhism and Confucianism. Do you have any information? Asked by Maria - Wed Jan 6 22:55:01 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Confucianism is not really a religion... I haven't studied it much, but it's basically a philosophy that is based on a person's "place". For example, how you should respect parents, elders, etc... Many argue that Confucian beliefs are at the center of Buddhist belief in the East and greatly influenced how Buddhism was practiced there. Buddhism is (arguably) a religion, though some consider it more of an abstract philosophy... but, back in the day it was definitely a religion. Basically, life is filled with desire, which brings pain, so you want to stop the cycle of birth/re-birth (samsara) and either transcend to some kind of 'nirvana' or exit existence all together. There was this guy who did it during our time of existence and we all… [cont.] Answered by Pale Little Thing - Wed Jan 6 23:08:23 2010 From Yahoo Answer Search: "buddhism" Buddhism is a religion and philosophy with between 230 to 500 million adherents worldwide, said to have been founded by Gautama Buddha. The vast majority of Buddhists live in Asia. It consists of two major schools: Mahayana and Theravada. This theme article needs cleanup. Please review , especially the , to determine how to edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. This page has been listed as needing cleanup since 2006-12-06.
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