Buddhism

There are many religions, but I am going to tell you about Buddhism. The religion Buddhism was founded by Buddha. Buddha's real name is Siddarth Gautama. The picture is a statue of him. Buddhism was founded around 563 BCE. The religion is world wide and 300 million people practice it. Buddhism has sacred texts called sutras and the Dhamma. Buddhists celebrate Buddha day. Buddha day is celebrated for the passing of Buddha. Buddha day is also known as Vesak Day. Vesak day always falls on the first full moon of May. To celebrate Vesak day the Buddhas pour water over statues of the Buddha. Just before Buddha died, he saw his faithful attendant Ananda, weeping. The Buddha advised him not to weep, but to understand the universal law that all compounded things (including even his own body) must disintegrate. (Below Buddhist monks during a Vesak day parade.) He advised everyone not to cry over the disintegration

of the physical body but to regard his teachings (The Dhamma) as their teacher from then on, because only the Dhamma truth is eternal and not subject to the law of change. He also stressed that the way to pay homage to him was not merely by offering flowers, incense, and lights, but by truly and sincerely striving to follow his teachings. This is how devotees are expected to celebrate Vesak: to use the opportunity to reiterate their determination to lead noble lives, to develop their minds, to practice loving-kindness and to bring peace and harmony to humanity. The Buddha religion practices fasting, the exchanging of gifts, and striving for peace. Like other religions, Buddhism believes in after life and reincarnation. Buddhist's typical wardrobe is an orange robe or tan cloaks, and they are bald. Some important people to the religion are the Dahlia Lama, Puncheon Lama, General Monastics, and the lay people. This is all you are going to learn about Buddhism from me. Thank you for reading my blog, hope you have enjoyed it and learned what it is that you needed to.