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Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, was born in Northern India (now Nepal) about 563 BCE to King Suddhodana and his wife Queen Maha Maya, so he was born a Prince. His mother died shortly after childbirth. The hermit seer Asita told his father, the King, that his son would either grow up to be a great ruler or a great holy man. The King didn't want his son to be a Holy man so he made it that the prince was only surrounded by luxury and beauty and hid from him sickness, old age and death. At 16 Siddhartha married his cousin of the same age named Yaśodharā. They had a child named Rāhula which means fetter (think ball and chain).
At the age of 29, Siddhartha left his palace to meet his subjects. Despite his father's efforts to hide from him the sick, aged and suffering, Siddhartha was said to have seen what the real world for the first time and was deeply troubled about the fact that so many people suffer. So he left his wife and child and renounced his throne to find out the answer to why there was suffering. Now it should be noted when Buddhists speak of suffering this includes dissatisfaction (unhappiness) with the way things are. Siddhartha went to study with various gurus to try to find the answer to his question. Theses gurus had him do various types of yoga and meditation to try to help him with his quest. None of them seem to have an answer to his question though.
Siddhartha left these various gurus and joined in with a group of ascetics. Asceticism is a path in which you deprive the body in order to conquer and control the mind. He practiced asceticism fiercely, almost to the point of death. At that point he realized that neither giving in to pleasure, as he did when he was a prince, nor trying to punish the body, was the proper path to finding the answer. So he sat down and meditated under a pi-pal tree. During this meditation he discovered the root of all suffering and the path to how to overcome suffering and became enlightened.
After his enlightenment he meets up with his ascetic friends, who by now were critical of him for leaving the path of asceticism. But he explains to them what he had discovered and they were instantly converted. From there The Buddha taught for 45 years until his death at 85 converting many to his teachings and now Buddhism is the 4th largest religion in the world.
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When was the beginning of Buddhism?
600b.c
What Time period was associated with the beginning of the Buddhism religion?
Year 563 BC
What is the difference between Buddhism and Zen Buddhism?
Zen is a Chinese form of Buddhism from the Mahayana sect that focuses less on theoretical knowledge and textual study and more on direct experience. It was influenced by Taoism.Zen Buddhism is just one sect of Buddhism. Buddhism has many ways of practicing the same faith. Zen Buddhism just focuses more on the medatation.When Buddhism was introduced to China, the contact with Taoists produced this synthesis.
Buddhism is an atheistic religion because it has no?
Buddhism contains many minor deities, but the philosophical aspect of it could be considered atheistic.AnswerBuddhism is a philosophy, AND it is an "inclusive" religion.Look to the origins of indigenous Asian Religions; Hindi, Confucianism, Buddhism: beginning, middle, end. You will find that they all 3 work together synonymously throughout the life time/age of an individual and that individuals need for understanding.Jainism (Hindi Origin) is Atheistic, not Buddhism.
How is Buddhism structured?
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.
Which type of Buddhism believed in reincarnation?
Not all Buddhists believe in reincarnation. The Buddha did not teach reincarnation, although it is part of the doctrine of some Buddhist traditions. The Buddha spoke of 'rebirth' in some teachings. This is understood by some to refer to a new start in the present lifetime, not the beginning of a new life after death. The idea of reincarnation may have been absorbed into Buddhism from Hinduism, which does recognize and believe in reincarnation.
What is the religion practiced by Aryans called?
Chinese Buddhism Chinese Buddhism Chinese Buddhism Chinese Buddhism Buddhism
What are 4 different types of Buddhism that develop in Japan?
pure-land buddhism zen buddhism buddhism ??
Are there any rituals in Buddhism?
There are no rituals in Buddhism. Infact Buddhism is against rituals. Buddhism is nothing but morality.
What is Han Buddhism?
It is a sect of Chinese Buddhism, derived from the pure, Indian Buddhism.
What is Tibetian Buddhism called?
Tibetan Buddhism is collectively called vajrayana buddhism.
What are some examples of Buddhism?
Buddhism is a type of religon
