PRESENTATION OUTLINE
THE FOUNDER OF THE RELIGION IS CALLED SIDDARTHA GAUTAMA
THE PLACE OF WORSIP IS CALLED A TEMPLE
THE ORIGIN OF BUDDHISM STARTED IN NORTH EAST INDIA
HOW IT SPREAD
- Buddhists spoke to religious seekers
- The person who mostly popularized it was the emperor Ashoka
- Then it gradualy spread to the south east.
TRADITIONS
- Women in rangoon sweep so the monks won't step on insects
- After death, they end up reborn
- Rebirth also applies to animals
- Take special care of not killing any beings
INTERESTING FACTS
- The three cardinal faults
- Sacred writings
- Wheel of law