Buddhism

Reincarnation

Karma

Dharma

Samsara

Nirvana

Death Rituals

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• Means working to overcome dissatisfaction or suffering.

• Gives a way of life that can lead towards enlightenment.

• Based on the action and teaching of the Buddha, and encourages to follow these teachings and practices

• Dharma translates 'to uphold' and a central Buddhist belief as it 'holds up' the religion and may believe it upholds the natural order of the universe

• One of 'the three refugees' of Buddhism, which are the Buddha, the dharma and the Sangha

While the Hindu context of karma refers to ritual action and he implications in ones next life -

Karma in Buddhism instead in based in ethical action - the karma lays in the intention - there is no punishment for the action - the suffering and guilt is the punishment

Buddhist no not believe in the soul

Escape suffeing by overcoming the illusion of the ego

6 realms of existence (samsara) and one of them is the human realm

Escaping the cycle of samsara means one has reached nirvana or enlightenment

4 Noble truths

When Prince Sidhartha Gautama ventered outside of the capital, he found 4 men - an old man, and ill man, a dead man and a man that practiced a very strict religious life of self disciple

1 - All Life involves suffering

2 - Craving causes suffering

3 - When ones action are truly motivated by selflessness, suffering ends and enlightenment is achieved.

4 - The Eightfold Path is the way to overcome suffering

Are Simple

Prayers are said for the diseased and cheerful music and energy is generated to accompany the body with good karma.

There is no particular instructions on how to dispose of a body

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