NatiMorganO-Buddhism

__Who is the Founder of Buddhism?__


 * the enlightened one, Siddartha Guatama a prince who left his home to explore the world. He discovered enlightenment by using the middle path. On his journey he discovered the 4 noble truths. Siddartha became enlightened under a Bodi tree in 528 B.C. **

__Who are the Religious Leaders of Buddhism__

The dalai lama the teachers of buddhism we are currently on the 14th dalai lama, Tenzin Gyatso. If you want to find out more them goto dalailama.com

__where are the Places of worship?__

well there are temples, stupas, monasteries, or shrines some even in the common house hold. many shrines are of the buddha.

__Where did it start and where is it now?__

it started in india and 6% of the world is buddhist but there mostly in southern asia but is growing throughout the world.

__What are the main beliefs?__

they believe in a cycle called reincarnation. a cycle of life-death-rebirth. if you build up good enough karma you can leave the cycle and go to nirvannah (a buddha heaven) karma builds up by the good deeds you do.

__do they believe in a god?__

no, they believe that they must get good enough karma to leave nirvannah. they make their own decisions.

__what are the sacred writings?__

the sutras and the tipitaka ( the story of the three baskets).

__how do they practice?__

they meditate (a form of getting in touch with their inner peace) and they practice self-resistance.

__what are the religious festivals?__

Wesak a celebration of the enlightened one's birth enlightenment and death.

__what are the symbols of this religion?__

bodhi tree which symbolizes the buddha's enlightenment or foot prints which symbolizes his presence