What is Buddhism?
Buddhism is a path of teaching and practice. Buddhist practices such as
meditation are means of changing oneself in order to develop the qualities of
awareness, kindness, and wisdom. The experience developed within the Buddhist
tradition over thousands of years has created an incomparable resource for all
those who wish to follow the path of spiritual development. Ultimately, the
Buddhist path culminates in Enlightenment or Buddhahood.
Who was the Buddha?
The word Buddha is a title not a name. It means one who is awake' in
the sense of having woken up to reality'. The title was first given to a man
called Siddharta Guatemala, who lived about 2,500 years ago in Northern India.
When he was 35 he found Enlightenment whist in profound mediation, after
searching for years. In the next 45 years of his life he spent it traveling
through India teaching his way of life. His teaching is known as Buddha-dharma.
Traveling from place to place, the Buddha gained......
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