Buddhism

A sangha may be defined in different ways. Initially one may define a sangha as fellow followers of the Dharma (fellow Buddhists).

As one's practice matures & strengthens, we begin to see that all people - regardless of Faith (or lack thereof) are our Teachers - and are also part of our sangha.

To become liberated from greed, hatred, and delusion.

The Four Noble Truths do not deal with ethics but rather the acceptance of the truth of the Dharma. The Four Noble Truths are more akin to the Christians acceptance that "Jesus is the Son of God." By accepting the Four Noble Truths we accept the Buddha's teachings. In Buddhism, ethics are an important aspect of our practice- The Eightfold Path deals with wisdom, morality, and meditation. The Eight Fold Path is at the heart of the Dharma, however, I'd say the closest thing to the Ten Commandments would be The Five Precepts. The Five Precepts are the lay Buddhists vow to follow a code of ethics that would lessen suffering and create good karma. The Five Precepts are as follows.....

1) I undertake the precept to refrain from harming living creatures.

2) I undertake the precept to refrain from taking what is not given.

3) I undertake the precept to refrain from sexual immorality.

4) I undertake the precept to refrain from speaking falsely.

5) I undertake the precept to refrain from taking intoxicants.

Siddhartha Gautama

Siddhartha Gautama founded Buddhism .

If you consider prayer to be an homage to a deiry or a request or assistance from this same deity, then Buddhist monks don't pray at all as Buddhism has no deity, The monk's chanting helps them meditate and fix their minds on the aspects of Buddhist thinking that lead to enlightenment.

Diffusion

siddharta guatama preached two very important teachings

One being, the belief that pain and suffering is caused by desire and the second being the beleif that there was no creator god and that is a reason why people say Buddhism is an atheistic religion

Physically Buddhism originated in India and spread first throughout Asia then to the rest of the world.

Buddhism believes that everyone has an inate Buddha nature that moves each individual towards enlightenment. As person passes through many cycles of death and rebirth the understanding of what id proper and what is painful grows until the person makes proper decisions. To assist them in this there are guidelines likethe Eightfold Path that a person may or may not follow. Unlike many religions such as Christianity where a deity directs the person to be good with countless rules, Buddhism holds each person responsible for his own improvement.

Buddhism does not have a creation story. There are sects in certain regions of the world (Tibet, India, and Japan namely) that combine their older native religion with Buddhism and thus have creation mythology, but that really doesn't count. Many Buddhists, especially in the western world, do not have any bad blood with the scientific community or entanglement with old ideas, so they will generally tell you they believe in evolution and the big bang (or maybe a longer answer on that last part, depending on how much they read on astronomy). Buddhism has the advantage of being very adaptable to the changing world. When we eventually discover life in other parts of the universe, Buddhists and Atheists will be the only ones not freaking out. ;)

Buddhism doesn't use the term "prophet" as this implies a messenger sent by a deity. Although there are many deities (devas) mentioned in Buddhism, they are impermanent and not of great importance. According to the Tipitika (the Buddhist canon), the founder of Buddhism, the Buddha, arrived with advance knowledge by the Gods of the 33 and attained enlightenment.

The Mandala in buddhism represents impermenance.

Buddhist monks may spend days and days creating an extremely elaborate and painstaking Mandala. It is viewed and admired for its beauty, but then swept away in a a series of swift movements. the sands used to make it are then gathered and poured into a body of water - i dont know if it matters which one - and watched as it floats away.

The entire experience is supposed to show that nothing lasts for ever and not to get attatched to material things for exactly this reason.

(Think about it... usually when someone -or maybe you yourself have experienced this- has created something soooo beautiful and you are extremely proud of it that you want to keep it and not give it away. This is what the Buddhist monks discourage. It lessens the suffering that will be had when that thing finally does disappear.)

~Hope this Helped.

Buddhists do almost everything that the people in the culture they live in. American Buddhists, for example, might go to ball games, picnics, they ice skate, dance, bungee jump and almost everyting else other Americans would do. They might however constrain their drinking, not swear, pick fights, lie, cheat, steal - but then, these things really aren't fun.

The tipitaka does not have a special stand. But is treated with los of respect by buddists.

The most important belief in Buddhism is the belief in the enlightenment of the Buddha.

There are many other beliefs like, rebirth , law of karma, different realms of existence, etc

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He expanded the size of his empire.

c.

He conquered many Indian kingdoms.

b.

He swore to not fight any more wars.

d.

He fought against his brother for power.

He learned patience and that everything is one. What he was looking for "everything" in the end has always been one thing! Everything together, unity.