A Buddhist’s Life
The 5 Precepts
About the Buddha
more about Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama was born in a royal family in Lumbini, now located in Nepal, in 563 BC.
At 29, he realised that wealth and luxury did not guarantee happiness, so he explored the different teachings of religions and philosophies, to find the key to human happiness.
After six years of study and meditation he finally found ‘the middle path’ and was enlightened. After enlightenment, the Buddha spent the rest of his life teaching the principles of Buddhism — called the Dhamma, or Truth — until his death at the age of 80.
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Over 2500 Years of Wisdom
Buddha’s Teaching
The basic concept in buddhism is the four noble truth and the noble eightfold path.
THEre are approximately 535 million buddhists worldwide. BUDDHISM IS BECOMING POPULAR BECAUSE IT HAS ANSWERS TO MANY PROBLEMS TODAY.
THE word buddhism comes from ‘budhi’ which means to awaken. BUDDHISM EXPLAINS A PURPOSE TO LIFE. IT PROVIDES A CODE OF PRACTICE OR WAY OF LIFE THAT LEADS TO TRUE HAPPINESS.
THE philosophy of buddhism is to lead a moral life, to be mindful and aware of thoughts and actions, and to develop wisdom and understanding.
Happiness
One of buddhist teachings is that wealth does not guarantee happiness and also wealth is impermanent. People suffer whether they are rich or poor, but those understand buddhist teachings can find true happiness.
Compassion
Compassion includes qualities of sharing, readiness to give comfort, sympathy, concern, caring. In Buddhism, we can really understand others, when we can really understand ourselves, through wisdom.
Wisdom
Wisdom should be developed with compassion. True wisdom is not simply believing what we are told but instead experiencing and understanding truth and reality. Wisdom requires an open, objective, unbigoted mind. The buddhist path requires courage, patience, flexibility, and intelligence.
Karma
Karma is the law that every cause has an effect, ie, our actions have results. Karma underlines the importance of all individuals being responsible for their past and present actions. The karmic effect of our actions in other words is the intention behind the action, the effects of the action on oneself and the effects on others.
“Do everything with a mind that lets go. Don’t accept praise or gain or anything else. If you let go a little you will have a little peace; if you let go a lot you will have a lot of peace; if you let go completely you will have complete peace. ”
– Ajahn Chah –
Learning and practise Dhamma
Buddhism goes beyond religion and is more of a philosophy or ‘way of life’.
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