The teachings of the Buddha ultimately allow us to arrive at a state of no suffering, beyond the attachment and aversion caused by ignorance.
On the relative level Buddhism has helped me to understand something of the true nature of mind, to see things in perspective and to be of greater benefit to myself and others.
Buddha is considered an incarnation of God by the Hindu scriptures. Buddhism is for the benefit of the atheists. Buddhism is an atheist religion, but they follow Buddha's atheistic teachings.
Buddhism is a religion which is strongly dependent on the monastic order. Even though the monks benefit the most from the teachings, it can be practiced by the common man for the benefits that it brings to their life and also the belief that the more they practice more is the chance for them to become enlightened.
Buddhism like any group it has happy people, depressed people and every other shade of human emotion. Buddhism is aimed at removing pain from peoples lives, This pain can result in depression but since pain is caused by desire for money, food, power, sex, anything it can also be present in supposedly happy people. Therefore Buddhism is for everyone and everyone can benefit from its teachings.
Buddhism is structured into several different schools of thought. For instance, there is Mahayana Buddhism, Theravada Buddhism, zen Buddhism, Nichiren Buddhism, and Pure land Buddhism.
Mahayana, one of three main branches of Buddhism, was connected with the Tang Dynasty. This particular tradition calls for enlightenment to benefit all sentient beings. Mahayana is the largest Buddhist sect in existence today with 56% of all Buddhists.
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There are no rituals in Buddhism. Infact Buddhism is against rituals. Buddhism is nothing but morality.
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Buddhism is still rather young in the USA and is stating to flourish, for myself and other Buddhists I have met I would say that there are more kind, compassionate and caring people who are not worried just about themselves are starting to appear more often and are working for the benefit of all people.
It is a sect of Chinese Buddhism, derived from the pure, Indian Buddhism.
Tibetan Buddhism is collectively called vajrayana buddhism.
Buddhism is a type of religon