| Buddha Dharma, known by many as Buddhism,
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| | good and bad.
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| is also referred to as "the teachings of
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| | - the idea of a permanent self or soul
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| the awakened one." It revolves around the
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| | being illusion.
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| teachings of Gautama Buddha or Pali
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| | Buddha did not say he was God, and
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| Gotama Buddha, an India native from
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| | founded the religion without God; some
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| approximate fifth century, before (the)
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| | say Buddha Dharma is, "A religion without
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| Common (or Christian) Era, and is also
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| | a God." After about forty-five years,
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| referred to as a religion, psychological
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| | having supposedly finding an end to
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| discipline and a passage of life.
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| | suffering, Buddha died (88 years old).
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| History has it that Buddha was born a
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| | His departing instructions to followers
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| prince in Nepal, formerly Lumbini, to a
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| | were, "Strive on with diligence."
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| wealthy family. Indulging in a life of
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| | After the death of Gautama Buddha, Buddha
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| luxury, he grew discontent at 29 years of
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| | Dharma spread across the country and
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| age, and found that life's pleasures were
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| | continued across the entire continent
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| temporary and would never bring about
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| | covering the major areas; Southeast,
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| lasting joy because of sickness, aging
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| | Central and East Asia. It is now a modern
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| and death that must meet everyone
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| | day religion among 350 + million people,
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| regardless of circumstance.
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| | possibly even over 700 million, by some
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| So Buddha left his family palace life,
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| | statistics, and ranks fifth among
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| even his wife and child. He became a
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| | religions worldwide, following
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| wanderer seeking peace for nearly five
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| | Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and
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| years until he was enlightened while
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| | traditional Chinese, in that order. Among
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| meditating under a tree at Bodh Gaya. His
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| | organized religions worldwide, Buddha
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| enlightenment brought about ideas which
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| | Dharma ranks fourth; their Sangha (monk
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| he eventually decided to teach to others,
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| | order) ranks the oldest. Buddha Dharma
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| including about:
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| | continues to grow and in the modern day
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| - the nature of existence.
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| | world consists of three traditions:
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| - a path leading to release from inherent
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| | Mahāyāna, Sanskrit:
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| suffering.
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| | Sthaviravāda or Theravāda and
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| - our re-birth many times, depending upon
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| | Vajrayāna Buddhism.
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| our deeds and actions, both resulting in
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