Buddhism+Mythology


 * Introduction to Buddhism**

Buddhism is a religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama who lived 26 centuries ago in what is now Nepal and northeastern India. He became the buddah because he experienced a profound realization of the nature of life death and existence. In the last years of his life he traveled and helped people remember enlightenment.



1.Life means suffering which means to live is to suffer because the human nature is not perfect neither is the world we live in. During our life their are many different sufferings we go through such as pain, sickness, injury, tiredness old age and eventually death. 2.The orgin of suffering is attachment means the sufferings such as desire, passion, audour, pursuit and wealth of presteige. Because the objects of attachment is transient the loss is invetiable but suffering will follow. 3. The cessation of suffering is attainable means nirodha which means the unmaking of sentual craving and conceptual attachment. Niodha extinguishes all forms of clinging and attachments this means that this can be solved by all forms of human activity, 4.The path to the cessation of suffering which means a gradual path to self improvement which is much like the eightfold path.
 * Four Nobel Truths**

The buddha believed that everyone was equal to nature and all living things meaning everyone can be like buddha such as being ehlightened, helpful, strong and without pain. There is no god who can punish us when were bad or reward us when were bad. If you do good things then good things will be done to you and if you do bad things then bad will happen to you. They believe in many things like the eightfold path because that is waht the buddha taught to them when he would come and speak with them. The eightfold path was basically a path that one would follow to get enlightenment and see the world in a different way.
 * Buddhism Beliefs**