By: Mykalah Kellogg
The goal for Buddhism is to attain nirvana, a state of complete peace in which one is free from the distractions of desire and self-consciousness.
Creator of Buddhism Birth: 580 BC Buddha Siddhartha Gautama Location: Lumbini, Southern Nepal Left Southern Nepal at the age of 29 Set on a path to teach people “Enlightenment”
Foundation of Buddhism 1. Dukkha – Truth of Suffering 2. Samudaya – Truth of the cause of suffering 3. Nirhodha – Truth of the end of suffering 4. Magga – Truth of the path that frees us from suffering
Meditation – Mental concentration and mindfulness Mantras – Sounds Mudras – Symbolic movementof the hand Prayer Wheel – Recite Mantras with the turn of a wheel
Thich Nhat Hanh Born: 1926 Founded the School of Youth for Social Services (SYSS) in Saigon, Vietnam Studied at Princeton University Lectured at Cornell University and Colombia University Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize (1967)
Tenzin Gyatso Dalai Lama 14 th Dalai Lama Born: 1935 in Tibet Leader of Tibetan people Left for India in 1959 First Dalai Lama to travel to the West Noble Peace Prize (1989) State Congressional Gold Metal (2007)
Master Cheng Yen Born: 1937 Female Taiwanese Buddhist Nun/Teacher Founder of Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu- Chi Foundation Provides active help for the Myanmar’s Cyclone Nigris
By the spread to numerous countries, it was able to develop into a religion
Spread to almost all the countries of the world Population: 350 million Half of the practice is Mahayana Buddhism
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