BUDDHISM

STARTED IN INDIA
1. THEY DONT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ONE GOD
376 MILLION ADHERENTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
1. REPRESENTS THE CYCLE OF DEATH AND REBIRTH
  1. there will always be suffering in life
    1. the way to end suffering is to overcome selfish desires
    2. the way to overcome selfish desires is to follow the eightfold path
    3. the cause of suffering comes from our desire to continually search for something outside ourselves
THEY BELIEVE IN REINCARNATION
THEY ARE SPLIT INTO TWO SECTS OF BUDDHISM: THERAVADA BUDDISM AND MAHAYANA BUDDHISM
1. MAHAYANA:SINGLE GROUP BUT A COLLECTION OF BUDDIST TRADITION
2. THEREVADA:THE ELDERS ARE THE BUDDHIST MONKS
THERE ARE 150,000 BUDDHIST PEOPLE IN BRITAIN.
1. THEIR PLACE OF WORSHIP IS IN A TEMPLE BUT IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL.
2. THEY PRAY AT HOME ASSWELL
SIDDHATHA THE PRINCE WHO GAVE UP ALL HIS RICHES TO BECOME ENLIGHTENED
1. HIS FOLLOWERS ARE CALLED BUDDHISTS
meditation is a mental and physical course of action that a person uses to separate themselves from their thoughts

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