NATIBuddhism-Kevin

The prince left the palace for 6 years to devote his life to buddhism. The religion started at 540 b.c.
 * BUDDHA**[[image:buddhist_circuit_a5_index.jpg width="274" height="360" align="right" caption="the enlightened one" link="njjgfcuvb"]]
 * Prince Siddartha Gautama was considered the first buddha

RELIGIOUS LEADERS Daliai Lama Sangha

PLACES TO MEDITATE Temple Monastery Vihara** Modern day asia is the birth place of buddism. 6% of the world is buddist.
 * BEGGINING

BELIEFS Wanting causes suffering. Reancarnation is when you die and if you were nice you come back to life. The middle path is the path less traveled bye. Hirvana is the enlightenment that you have to have to become enlightened Eightfold path is the path that buddah took to be enlightened. Carma is if you were bad when you were living you would come back to life as a bug or animal

GODS Buddah is not the god of buddist.

RELIGIOUS BOOKS The tipitaka are still being written Sutras are the sacred scriptures.

PRACTICES Shrines, temples are the center of praying.

RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL Wesak is the celebration of the birth and death of buddha when:early morning how:it resembles christian christmas

SYMBOLS 40 different symbols. Lotus flowers The White Elephant The wheel of law.**