Buddhism

Incredibly old, before 500BCE

Vetas - A type of text from buddists a long time ago

Siddaha Garshma - tought nirvana - later on given the name "buddha"

Sramana's - leaders that focus on one thing to teach others - mostly focusing on dicsiplinery

Four Noble truths

  1. Suffering exists
  1. The origin of this suffering
  1. There is an end to suffering
  1. How to end suffering

Eightfold path

right view

Believe in Reincarnation

Right revolve

Right speech

Right conduct

Right livelihood

Right effort - focusing on meditation

right mindfulness

Arhats - Monks who achieved light through Nirvana

Buddhism has 185 million people practicing it in china

Dalai Lama - Title given by the tibetan people to the foremost spiritual leader - found by visions and hints

Current leader tours the world and speaks for Tibetan about its struggles and wants peace.

Buddhists believe that the human life is one of suffering, and that meditation, spiritual and physical labor, and good behavior are the ways to achieve enlightenment, or nirvana.

Believe in karma

One of the worlds largest religons

Nirvana - End of your suffering

400 million followers of buddhism

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