BUDDHISM
Buddhism is a nontheistic religion that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, who is commonly known as the Buddha, meaning "the awakened one". Buddha is not their god.Buddhists can be found all around the world. mainly in the Asia pacific region.
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Symbols
Buddhism has many important symbols that represent many important things in this religion but the main Symbol has to be the Buddha
The Buddha
.the Buddha image became one of the most popular representations in Buddhism, but these early symbols remain important and are frequently used to this day. They are especially important in Theravada Buddhist countries like Sri Lanka and Thailand.(displayed besided)
Buddhism has many important symbols that represent many important things in this religion but the main Symbol has to be the Buddha
The Buddha
.the Buddha image became one of the most popular representations in Buddhism, but these early symbols remain important and are frequently used to this day. They are especially important in Theravada Buddhist countries like Sri Lanka and Thailand.(displayed besided)
Celebrations
There are 10 main festivals that are celebrated by Buddhists, one of the most popular of the 10 is the ploughing festival
The ploughing festival
This festival takes place in May, when the moon is half-full, two white oxen pull a gold painted plough, followed by four girls dressed in white who throw rice seeds from baskets. This is to celebrate the Buddha’s first moment of enlightenment, which happened when Buddha was seven years old, when he had gone with his father to watch the ploughing.
There are 10 main festivals that are celebrated by Buddhists, one of the most popular of the 10 is the ploughing festival
The ploughing festival
This festival takes place in May, when the moon is half-full, two white oxen pull a gold painted plough, followed by four girls dressed in white who throw rice seeds from baskets. This is to celebrate the Buddha’s first moment of enlightenment, which happened when Buddha was seven years old, when he had gone with his father to watch the ploughing.
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Rituals
Buddhists have many traditions which are just as old a the religion itself. each one of these rituals are important to Buddhist and most of the rituals are conducted daily. one of these rituals is the prayer wheel
The prayer wheel
Prayer wheels (displayed Above) are used primarily by the Buddhists of Tibet and Nepal, where hand-held prayer wheels are carried by pilgrims and other devotees and turned during devotional activities.According to Tibetan Buddhist belief, spinning a prayer wheel is just as effective as reciting the sacred texts aloud. This belief derives from the Buddhist belief in the power of sound and the formulas to which deities are subject
Buddhists have many traditions which are just as old a the religion itself. each one of these rituals are important to Buddhist and most of the rituals are conducted daily. one of these rituals is the prayer wheel
The prayer wheel
Prayer wheels (displayed Above) are used primarily by the Buddhists of Tibet and Nepal, where hand-held prayer wheels are carried by pilgrims and other devotees and turned during devotional activities.According to Tibetan Buddhist belief, spinning a prayer wheel is just as effective as reciting the sacred texts aloud. This belief derives from the Buddhist belief in the power of sound and the formulas to which deities are subject