All humans experience surprises, frustrations, betrayals, etc. Acknowledging or accepting that we will encounter difficulties in daily life as an inevitable and universal part of life as a human being is the first truth.
Within this, there are two types of suffering :. All suffering lies not in external events or circumstances but in the way we react to and deal with them, our perceptions and interpretations. Suffering emerges from craving for life to be other than it is, which derives from the 3 poisons :. We hold limiting ideas about ourselves, others, and the world, of which we need to let go.
We can unlearn everything from our social conditioning and so bring down all barriers or separations. The mind leads us to live in a dualistic way, but if we are aware of and embrace our habits and illusions, we can abandon our expectations about the ways things should be and instead accept the way they are. We can use mindfulness and meditation to examine our views and gain an accurate perspective. This Truth contains the Eightfold Path leading out of samsara to nirvana.
It consists of:. Wisdom consists of: 7. Some schools of Buddhism including those of Chinese Buddhism believe that becoming a bodhisattva is a more important goal for individuals than achieving nirvana. A bodhisattva is a being who has attained enlightenment, but vows not to enter into final nirvana until all living things are released from suffering.
In China, bodhisattvas are sometimes worshiped as much as the Buddha. For example, the female bodhisattva Guanyin became widely worshiped in Buddhist temples throughout China.
Buddha was born during a time when Brahmanism was the main religion in India. Among other practices, Brahmanism encouraged the sacrifice of animals and the offering of gifts to Brahmanic priests for salvation. The caste system determined who people could marry, and what kinds of jobs they could have. Buddhism differed in that it did not believe in social distinctions between human beings or claims to superiority based on birth.
Buddhism was accessible to anyone. Buddhism also did not support animal sacrifices. In fact, Buddha believed that compassion should be cultivated among all living beings. After the death of Buddha, there was no one to take his place or to lead the new religion. Different schools of Buddhism formed, each with their own unique characteristics. Over the centuries, Buddhism has spread and changed. When Laozi the man credited as the founder of Daoism left China to travel westward, some Chinese legends state that he traveled to India and became known as the Buddha.
Although Buddhism was a religion that began outside of China, many countries, including China, adapted it and made it their own. Merchants, traders, and Buddhist pilgrims helped spread Buddhist ideas to China by the second century C. Buddhism offered the Chinese new ideas such as karma , reincarnation, hell, monks, and monasteries. Buddhism encountered opposition in China, especially from Confucians, but was able to grow and thrive.
The Han Dynasty B. E— C. The disorder caused by the collapse of the Han Dynasty made it easier for a religion such as Buddhism to be accepted because people, including the defeated Chinese aristocracy, became freer to choose their religious practices. Buddhism and its ideas also provided comfort to many during this troubled and tumultuous time. By the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasties — C. For a long period during the Tang Dynasty — C. Buddhist temples owned large amounts of land and did not have to pay taxes.
This is because Buddhists have relatively low fertility rates compared with other religious groups, and they are not expected to grow significantly due to conversions or religious switching. Only about 1. Buddhism in Asia is a matter of both identity and practice. Scholars and journalists have documented that many people in Asian countries may engage in Buddhist and other religious practices without considering themselves part of any organized religion.
Indeed, since Siddhartha was born into a Hindu family, Buddhism is considered to have originated in part from the Hindu religious tradition and some Hindus revere Buddha as an incarnation of a Hindu deity.
They also are older than people in other major religious groups, such as Muslims median of 24 , Hindus median of 27 and Christians median of Religiously unaffiliated adults have the same median age as Buddhists Read more. This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets CSS enabled.
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