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| Buddhism |
Buddhism is nothing
but practicing spiritual development leading to Insight into the true nature of
reality. Buddhism is a means of changing ourselves in order to develop the
qualities of awareness, kindness, and wisdom. It does not include the idea of
worshipping a creator god. Buddhism addresses people irrespective of race,
nationality, caste, sexuality, or gender.
History of Buddhism:
Buddhism was founded by Gauthama
Buddha, who was a king. Gauthama Buddha’s original name was Siddhartha and his
parents are King Suddhodhana and Mahamaya. Mahamaya died for seven days after
the birth of Siddhartha. Later he grown up
by his mother’s sister Mahaprajapati.
A well known sooth-sayer says that
Siddhartha may be a great emperor or great sage. Listening to these words king
Sudhodhana wants his son to be a great emperor. So he kept Siddhartha in a
palace where he is surrounded with only joy and happiness. He grown up as a
handsome young and dynamic. Till now he don’t know any single problem.
One day while he was roaming in his
palace from the window he saw an old couple who are begging for the food, he
saw an ill person who was in bed in a very pitiful state. Finally he saw a
funeral ceremony of a person.
Seeing all these he came to know the
originality of life. Every person has to face all the stages in the life. He
wants to search a new meaning for life.
One fine day he left his wife and son
Rahul, went away from the palace. He went to Bodh GAYA sat under a tree in deep
concentration for many days, where Siddhartha changed to Gauthama Budha and
gained knowledge about life under the Bodhi tree, which made him to found
Budddhism.
Facts of Buddhism:
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| Lord Budha |
1 .
500 millions of Buddhists
are there in the whole world.
2. Buddha is referred as a
teacher not a god.
3.
Four Noble Truths are:
The Truth of Suffering: All is suffering.
The Arising of Suffering: Suffering arises from
desire and delusion.
The Cessation of Suffering: Nirvana is the
solution.
The Truth of the Way: How to achieve Nirvana.
4.
Theravada
Buddhism is the oldest of
the surviving schools of Buddhism. It represents an option and it maintains
many of the practices and beliefs of the early followers of the Buddha.
5.
Mahayana
Buddhism is a reform movement that changes the content of Buddhist
practice in profound ways.
6.
Theravada
and Mahayana accept the Tripitakas as their scriptures.