Blog Post #50 -Five Major Religions Part 3 (Buddhism)-

     In class today we played a game for 35 minutes deciding what holy book a statement belonged to. Since I have more notes I'm putting that in my blog. The fourth major religion is called Buddhism. The number of adherents is 500 million to 1.5 billion. We call them Buddhists. Their geographic location is in Southeast Asia, China, Nepal, Japan, and there are 1.2 million buddhists in the United States. The denominations of Buddhism are Tibetan, Zen, Theravada, and Amidist. The founder was named Siddhartha. Part of Buddhism is living out and understanding the "Four Noble Truths" and "The Eightfold Path". The Four Noble Truths are: There is suffering; Attachment to desire is the origin of suffering; There is a cessation of suffering; and The Eightfold Path will lead to the cessation of suffering. Next is the Eightfold Path which consists of 8 ways of thinking. These are: Right View; Right Intention; Right Speech; Right Action; Right Livelihood; Right Effort; Right Mindfulness; and Right Dedication. Buddhists don't believe in one God, and this religion is okay with people practicing other religions as well.