Buddhism, Beliefs, History, Siddhartha Gautama, Teachings

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Buddhism

Buddha Day is celebrated each year in May and brings to mind the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and entry into Nirvana. Buddha Day for 2006 is on May 12th.

Buddhism is a religion and philosophy focusing on the teachings of the Buddha Sakyamuni (Siddhartha Gautama), who probably lived in the 6th century BCE. Buddhism spread throughout the ancient Indian sub-continent in the five centuries following the Buddha's death, and propagated into Central, Southeast, and East Asia over the next two millennia. Today, Buddhism is divided primarily into three traditions:

Theravada

Mahayana

Vajrayana

Buddhism continues to attract followers worldwide, and, with around 350 million followers, it is considered a major world religion.
A Buddha is considered to be a person who discovers the true nature of reality through years of study, investigation of the various religious practices of his time, and meditation. This transformational discovery is called bodhi or "enlightenment". Any person who has, without the instruction of others, become awakened to the principles of the Dharma, is called a Buddha. Sakyamuni is said to have been only the latest of many of these; there were other Buddhas before him and there will be others in the future. According to the Buddha, any person can follow his example and become enlightene

Four Truths
1.	Suffering exists
2.	Suffering arises from attachment to desires
3.	Suffering ceases when attachment to desire ceases
4.	Freedom from suffering is possible by practicing the Eightfold
5.	•Other people’sdevice

through the study of his words and putting them into practice, by leading a virtuous, moral life, and purifying his mind. In general, the aim of Buddhist practice is to end all kinds of suffering in life. To achieve this state, adherents seek to purify and train the mind by following the Noble Eightfold Path, and eventually to gain true knowledge of reality and thus attain liberation: nirodha or nirva?a (Pali nibbana).

Buddhism is a path of practice and spiritual development leading to Insight into the true nature of life. Buddhist practices such as meditation and chanting are means of changing oneself in order to develop the qualities of awareness, kindness, and wisdom. The experience developed within the Buddhist tradition over thousands of years has created an incomparable resource for all those who wish to follow a path — a path which ultimately culminates in Enlightenment or Buddha hood.

Eightfold Path

Three Qualities	Eightfold Path
Wisdom (panna)	Right View
	Right Thought
Morality (sila)	Right Speech
	Right Action
Meditation (Samadhi)	Right Livelihood
	Right Effort
	Right Mindfulness
	Right Contemplation

Three Characteristics of Existence

•Transiency (anicca)

• Sorrow (dukkha)

•Selflessness (anatta)

Hindrances

1. Sensuous lust

2. Aversion and ill will

3. Sloth and torpor

4. Restlessness and worry

5. Sceptical doubt

Factors of Enlightenment
1.	Mindfulness
2.	Investigation
3.	Energy
4	Rapture
5	Tranquillity
6	Concentration
7	Equanimity

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