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| BUDDHISM |
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| Fundamental Buddhism The basic facts about Buddhism explained. |
| Guide to Buddhism A general background on Buddhism |
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| INDEX |
| RE-XS Links to more Buddhist websites |
| The Buddhism File RE Department's own Buddhism pages |
| Monkey! Legend of the Buddhist monk Tripitaka and his journey with Monkey. Popular 1970s tv series. |
| Buddhism Depot looks at Buddhism and has a virtual tour of a Buddhist temple where you can meditate |
| the academic study of the Buddhist religion |
| LIFE OF THE BUDDHA |
| GENERAL INFORMATION ON BUDDHISM |
| WHAT IS BUDDHISM? |
| LEGENDS OF BUDDHISM |
| BUDDHIST FESTIVALS |
| BUDDHIST BELIEFS |
| Life of the Buddha RE department's own information pages |
| What is Buddhism? The history of Buddhism, its beliefs, Buddhist sects or groups, etc |
| Buddhism is a path of practice and spiritual development which leads to 'Enlightenment', insight into the true meaning of life. Buddhism started with the Buddha, who was born as Siddhartha Gautama in about 480BCE/BC. He did not claim to be a god and he has never been thought of as such by Buddhists. He was a human being who, through tremendous effort, transformed himself and achieved Enlightenment, which all Buddhists also hope to achieve. Because Buddhism does not include the idea of worshipping a god or gods, many people in the West do not see it as a religion in the accepted sense. There are about 350 million Buddhists in the world. |
| looks at Buddhist beliefs and includes multimedia presentations. Recommended |
| contains pages called 'Buddha Pages', Dharma Pages', 'Sangha pages', etc. |