Pd7Buddhism_B

=Welcome to the Page All About Buddhism  = Dale
 * Founder-Sidartha Guatama or, Buddha was the founder of Buddhism. He founded it in 500 B.C
 * Leaders-Buddhism has no main leaders except for the Dali Llama whom some recognize as the leader
 * Place of Worship-Buddhism can be worshiped at home,at temples,or at shrines of Buddha
 * Place of Origin-Buddhism started in India,but is now practiced in East Asia, South East Asia,and parts of South Asia
 * Religious beliefs-They believe in reicarnation,their main goal is to reach spiritual enlightenment,Nirvana is where they believe to go after spiritual enlightenmen t
 * Gods-Buddhism has no gods they search for spiritual enlightenment (to not want)
 * Sacred writings-The religious writings are called Sanskrits. They contain the teachings of Buddha,Pali Canon contains earliest teachings.
 * Religious Practices-Budhists worship in groups at temples or by there selves at a shrine. Buddhists also meditate in groups or by themselves. There are also two main groups of Buddhism Therevada and Mahanya.[[image:Buddhists_place_of_worship.jpg width="83" height="63"]]
 * Religious Festivals- Vesak is a day celebrating buddhist life death and reincarnation
 * Main Symbols-the main symbol of Buddhism is the wheel of life. It represents how Buddhists should look themselves[[image:noble8fold_wheel1_m.jpg width="90" height="90"]]