Buddhism Fun Facts

Did you know that Buddhism is Indian philosophy and religion based on a range of special instructions by Gautama Buddha?

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Buddhism Fun Facts

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Mediation in Buddhism means to calm the mind that is always restless, chattering, and busy by remaining still for a while and quieting the monkey mind.

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Gautama Buddha, before attaining enlightenment in Bodh Gaya, was prince Siddhartha who was born in the Shakya dynasty in Lumbini, now in Nepal.

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Buddhism originated in India with the teachings of Prince Siddhartha, who was born in Lumbini, now a district in Nepal. He later came to be worshipped as Gautama Buddha.

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Buddhism teaches you to view the world without being attached to it and not give any room to your needs and feelings.

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Nirvana in Buddhism means the end of suffering. Nirvana is a Sanskrit word that means “the blowing out.” In Buddhism, it is synonymous with the end of worldly desires.

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Chana, the charioteer of Gautama Buddha, explained to him the sights of old, dead, and sick people when he was a prince. This explanation opened the door of enlightenment for the prince.

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The teachings of Buddhism comprise of four noble truths, and all the four noble truths are centered on sufferings and the paths around them.

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Buddhists are required to follow five precepts of life which are considered the five rules that take a person to the path of mortality.

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It was Prince Siddhartha’s quest to understand the suffering of people that led to the rise of Buddhism. Hence, it is considered the center of this religion.

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Gautama Buddha rejected both severe asceticism and hedonism. According to him, the path to enlightenment was the life of non-attachment that he called the middle–way.