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How do you become a Buddhist?

Updated: 8/29/2023
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Qwanzaa

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It is fairly simple.

If you have investigated the Buddha's teachings and have come to believe that this is the path (and it is a path) that you want to follow in your life then you simply need to take the refuge ceremony, either by yourself, or in a Buddhist Temple or with a Buddhist Monk.

The refuge ceremony is your statement that you intend to use the Buddha (the first know enlightened one), his teachings (the Dharma) and his followers (The Sangha, which is the Monks, Nuns, lay persons that follow The Buddha and all enlightened beings (other Buddhas)) as your guides in life.

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You read about Buddhist teachings, if you agree with them and believe the teachings are correct your a buddhist.

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