Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion, with over 480 million followers.
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Because of its emphasis on meditation and mindfulness, Buddhism is often considered
to be a form of psychology rather than a religion.
Buddhism teaches that the 'Middle Way' is the best path towards liberation.
Neither too much worldliness nor too much of asceticism are good for spiritual advancement.
The Five Precepts of Buddhism are To refrain from harming others
To refrain from stealing To refrain from sensual misconduct
To refrain from lying To refrain from intoxicants which lead to
loss of mindfulness (drugs, alcohol etc).
In Buddhism, there is no single holy book and extensive scriptures have been preserved
in many languages.
Two major branches of Buddhism are Theravāda and Mahāyāna.
In Theravāda, the ultimate goal is the ending of such mental states as ignorance, attachment,
and aversion, and reaching the state of Nirvana.
Mahāyāna instead aspires to Buddhahood via the bodhisattva path, where one remains in
the cycle of rebirth to teach others how to reach awakening.
Countries with the highest Buddhist percentage are Cambodia (96.90%), Thailand (93.20%) and
Myanmar (87.90%).
Siddhārtha Gautama was the historical founder of Buddhism.
He was born in Lumbini, Shakya Republic, which was originally in northern India but is now
a part of modern-day Nepal.
He is also known as the Shakyamuni.
'Shakya' is the name of the royal family into which he was born, and 'Muni' means
'Able One'.
He lived his early years as a prince, and when he was 29 years old he left his meaningless
life of luxury and followed a spiritual life of meditation.
Six years later, at the age of 35, he attained Enlightenment (Bodhi) under the Bodhi Tree.
He was then known as Gautama Buddha, or simply "The Buddha", which means "the enlightened
one".
His intention in founding Buddhism was to lead people to permanent liberation from suffering.
In his life, Buddha gave around 84 thousand teachings and founded an order of monks and
nuns known as the Sangha who have preserved his teachings down to the present day.
The term Buddha also refers to others who have achieved enlightenment and Buddhahood,
such as the 27 Buddhas who preceded Gautama.
Nirvana - the end of all suffering and the state of enlightenment achieved by spiritual
seekers.
Saṃsāra - the repetitive cycle of birth and death.
Buddhists believe that birth and death are just transitory events, and after death, everyone
will be born in another form until they get rid of all ignorance and achieve the higher
state of complete liberation.
Karma - the spiritual principle of cause and effect where the intent and actions of a person
influence his future.
Viharas - the sacred places of Buddhists where they worship, meditate, read scriptures and
attend lectures.
And here are some interesting facts
Visitors do not wear shoes inside the Viharas.
Buddhism is a nontheistic religion (Independent of the belief or non-belief of God); Mahāyāna
tradition is considered polytheistic.
The 3 tallest statues in the world are of Buddha.
In Buddhism, suicide is seen as throwing away the precious opportunity to generate positive
karma.
The Thanboddhay Pagoda temple in Myanmar has more than 582,000 Buddha statues.
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