Facts:
Followers around the world: they have 200-500 million followers.
Beliefs:
The Buddha taught many things, but the basic concepts in Buddhism can be summed up by the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path. The first truth is that life is suffering life includes pain, getting old, disease, and ultimately death are some of the beliefs. Do not kill, do not steal and do not lie, there practices are meditation, daily prayers, chanting, and vegetarianism .
Famous Buildings: Haeinsa Temple, Wat arun, Pha That Luang, jokhang, Todaiji Temple, Boudhanath, Mahabodhi Temple, Shwedagon Pagoda, Bagan, and the Borobudur.
Sayings and beliefs: You should not believe anything without thinking. Buddha is not a god. Gods and deities are cultural. They believe about the purpose of life. The afterlife depends on life. Books and teachings are very important. Our bodies are precious. Its good to be good. Its never too late to begin.
Followers around the world: they have 200-500 million followers.
Beliefs:
The Buddha taught many things, but the basic concepts in Buddhism can be summed up by the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path. The first truth is that life is suffering life includes pain, getting old, disease, and ultimately death are some of the beliefs. Do not kill, do not steal and do not lie, there practices are meditation, daily prayers, chanting, and vegetarianism .
Famous Buildings: Haeinsa Temple, Wat arun, Pha That Luang, jokhang, Todaiji Temple, Boudhanath, Mahabodhi Temple, Shwedagon Pagoda, Bagan, and the Borobudur.
Sayings and beliefs: You should not believe anything without thinking. Buddha is not a god. Gods and deities are cultural. They believe about the purpose of life. The afterlife depends on life. Books and teachings are very important. Our bodies are precious. Its good to be good. Its never too late to begin.