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1 And some Interesting & Fun Facts
Buddhism And some Interesting & Fun Facts

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4 Buddhism- 4TH Largest Religion
Buddhism was founded in India during the 6th century BC. Although there are many schools of Buddhism. Buddhism is a religion which has variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha. Two major branches of Buddhism are: Theravada ("The School of the Elders") and Mahayana ("The Great Vehicle). The foundations of Buddhist religion are the 3 Jewels: the Buddha, the Dharma (the teachings), and the Sangha (the community)

5 Buddhism –Interesting Facts
Buddhism word is derived from Hindi word Budhi , which means WISDOM. In that sense Buddha means wise man. In initial days, a Buddist monk was not supposed to cook food, he could only ask for food in alms.Purpose was to spend all the time in spreading awareness about Buddhism This religion is unlike any other religion. They do not believe in gods. They believe in kindness and life after death. If you live a good life, you will have a better life in the next life and it will build up good Karma. If you live a bad life, you will have bad Karma the next life. Buddhists go to temple, not at a special time or day, but when they can. Nuns - women can hold a position as a nun. Nuns are not allowed to criticize monks but monks are allowed to criticize nuns. 

6 Buddhism –Interesting Facts
Although Buddhism originated in India, but now there are almost no followers .It is more widely spread in Thailand,Japan,China . More than 50% of Buddhism Teachings are part of Hinduism, the most popular religion in India. The "Smiling Buddha" in Chinese restaurants is not a statue of the Buddha, rather it is Hotei a Budai from Chinese folklore Buddha was not a fat man - his lifestyle of moderation in eating and walking about teaching would have made him fit not fat A Buddhist should eat whatever food is given to him, but should never ask for an animal to be slaughtered for his meal 

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