Buddhism

Siddhartha Gautama, The Buddha, wanted to find out why beings suffer (are discontented) and how to relieve it so that beings can enjoy a happier life.

About 63 percent are buddhist.Majority are buddhist people

It was seen as the only alternative to Islam.

There are seven temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) in California. They are located in Fresno, Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Oakland, Redlands, Sacramento, and San Diego.

Please note that a temple is different from a meetinghouse. Meetinghouses are where weekly Sunday worship services are held. There are over 400 Mormon meetinghouses in California.

Check out the "Related Links" to see a map of the temples in California. (You can click the names to learn more about each one.)

Buddhism is so popular because it is more scientifc and practical than other religions.

In the year 534 BCE, a young Indian prince named Siddhartha Gautama (age 29) 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 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.

About 1 million to 1.5millions.

There is one main temple and other smaller temples. This one temple is known as shaolin. The other smaller temples, other than shaolin are newer. But the original temple was burnt down two times and was rebuilt.

The Siddhartha School, which is in Byron Hinterland, NSW.

Daylesford Dharma School, which was formed in 2009 and is the first Buddhist primary school.

They're the only two I know of.

There are many. Zen Buddhism, Shin or Pure Land Buddhism, are among the major groups.

China

Prince Shotoku, a regent and influential figure in early Japanese history during the 7th century, played a crucial role in promoting Buddhism in Japan. He established the first Buddhist temples, such as Hōryū-ji, and actively supported the religion by encouraging its integration with Japanese culture and governance. His efforts helped to solidify Buddhism's presence in Japan and laid the groundwork for its development alongside Shintoism.

Zen Buddhism became popular in Japan because the people in Japan wanted to keep their own religion but also wanted to use Buddhism so they blended them together and created Zen Buddhism.

Sri lanka is a Buddhist country. monque Mihindu brought Buddhism to sri lanka.

As of recent estimates, the city with the most Buddhists is likely to be Tokyo, Japan, due to its large population and significant number of Buddhist practitioners. Other cities with substantial Buddhist populations include Bangkok, Thailand, and Beijing, China. The exact ranking can vary based on how Buddhist populations are counted and the specific definitions used for practice. However, Tokyo often tops the list due to its cultural and religious significance in Buddhism.

Estimates vary widely. Typically they range from 300 to 500 million people. The highest estimate is about 1.2 to 1.6 billion people. The data is difficult to determine as practices in high population countries such as China which discourage religious activities are not available.

The countries with the largest populations of both Buddhists and Muslims are Malaysia, Thailand, and Myanmar. There is also a large concentration of Buddhists and Muslims in China.

Cultural difussion

INDIA

It started in India and moved to china

Five countries recognize Buddhism as their official or predominate religion, these are: Bhutan, Cambodia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Kalmykia (a small European country in the Russian Federation).

But. in the bigger context, there are Buddhists in almost every country. For example there are between 1.5 to 6 Million Buddhists in the USA.

Buddhism can be found in virtually every country in the world, but it is most common in the Far East particularly in Tibet, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Japan as well as other countries in that part of the world.

A viharas which means a Buddhist monastery.

There are around 375 million Buddhists worldwide. == There are about 1.2 to 1.6 billion Buddhists throughout the world as of 2008.

Buddhism originally came from India. The Chinese discovered it in about 500BC from an Indian scholar. After it was discovered it was widely spread through Japan and all of China. It was the largest spread foreign religion in all of the worlds history.

They have a religion called Buddhism. Most of them are that religeon. They don't believe in Jesus. They believe that when you die, you get another life on another planet or on earth. So you either be human or an animal. They also believe if you are good during your life, you will be human for your next life. If your bad, you'll be an animal such as a fish and might get eaten! You either be female or male. You can't choose. But when you get your next life, you won't remember your other lifes before! They believe your soul keeps on going. There are other countries that are mostly Buddhism such as India and Japan.

Today, Wales has about 40 mosques, most of which are in Cardiff, with others in Aberystwyth, Bangor, Barry, Haverfordwest, Lampeter, Llanelli,Neath, Newport, Port Talbot, Swansea and Wrexham

In 1950, shortly after Mao Zedong came to power, the People's Liberation Army invaded and occupied the Eastern regions of Tibet, claiming that its territory was rightfully part of China. This began a disagreement between China and Tibet that lasts to this day over the sovereignty of Tibet.