teachings of the Buddha (563 SM - 483 SM)

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teachings of the Buddha (563 SM - 483 SM)

Gautama Buddha's real name Prince Siddhartha founder of Buddhism, one of the largest religion in the world. Son of the king of Kapilavastu, northeast India. border with Nepal. Siddhartha himself (clan Gautama of the Sakya clan) is said to be born in Lumbini which now includes the territory of Nepal. Married at the age of sixteen years with his cousin the same age. Raised in a luxurious palace, the prince Siddhartha not feel at home with a good living careless, and dogged taste very satisfied. From the glittering palace window he looked into the outside and it seemed to her poor people lying in the streets, do not eat breakfast late, or not being able to eat at all. Day after day chase that never needs affordable life like a bundle of wheat in hanging on the muzzle donkey. Tarolah that the trash. While the propertied also often appear discontent, restless anxious, frustrated and unhappy because the disease-round haunted every time dragged him to the grave. Siddhartha thought, this situation must be changed. Should manifest the meaning of life in the real sense of the word, and not just a temporary pleasure that always overshadowed by the suffering and death.

When twenty-nine years old, shortly after his first son was born, Gautama took the decision he had to leave his palace life and expect ourselves to an effort to find the real truth instead of gilding. Think not only think, but act. With merry way he left the palace, without bringing along children chant, without carrying any goods and property, and become a bum with not a penny in my pocket. The first step, for a time, he was studying of the wise men were there at the time and after feeling quite bagging science, he came to the conclusion the level of dissatisfaction of human problem solving.

General thought, the ascetic path to true wisdom. On the basis of the assumption that Gautama tried to become a hermit, years of fasting and abstinence that great-great. Eventually he realized conduct torture yourself edges only obscure the mind, and instead of lead closer to the real truth. Thought had thought, he decided to eat only passable as a human being in general and ascetic stop all kinds of works that not only useless but can make skinny body, sluggish, eyes fireflies, drowsiness, pains, and even closer to Dingle.

In the quiet peaceful solitude he wrestled with the problem of human livelihood. Finally, one night, when he was sitting under a tree broadleaf and fruit of pear shape laden seeds of all kinds, then confronted the puzzle of life issues seemed to fall on him. All night Siddhartha pondered deeply and when the sun broke on the eastern horizon and she gasped in unison believe that the problem is solved already complicated and he began when it calls itself Buddha "who were given the lighting."

At that time age thirty-five years. The rest of the age of forty-five years he used traveled throughout northern India, spreading his new philosophy in front of audiences who are willing to listen. When he died, in 483 BC, has hundreds of thousands of followers of his teachings. Despite his words but not yet written the wise words memorized by many of his followers outside the head, passed down from one generation to the next through the mouth only.

The basic teachings of the Buddha can be summarized in what is known in the adherents "Four virtues of truth:" first, that human life is basically unhappy; second, causal unhappiness is selfless and shackled by lust; Third, the idea of ​​self-interest and lust can be pressed exhausted when all the lust and desire can be dispensed with, in Buddhism is called nirvana; Fourth, weigh right, think right, talk right, do right, right to make a living, trying to correct, given the true, true meditation. Can ditarnbahkan Buddhism it is open for anyone, regardless of whatever race he is, (this is what distinguishes it from Hinduism).

Some time after the death of Gautama the new religion spread slowly. In the 3rd century BC, a great Indian emperor Ashoka converted to power called Buddhism. Thanks to their support, the spread of Buddhism bolted heavy, not only in India but also in Burma. From here the religion spread throughout Southeast Asia, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Wind spread of influence was not just blowing to the south but also to the north, broke into Tibet, Afghanistan and Central Asia. Not up there. He mengambah China and claimed the magnitude of the effect is not made, and from there crossed over to Japan and Korea.

While in India itself a new religion began to decline effect after around 500 AD in fact almost extinct in the year 1200. By contrast, in China and in Japan, Buddhism remain the principal religion. Similarly, in Tibet and Southeast Asia religion is experiencing its heyday centuries.

Buddha's teachings are not written until many centuries after the death of Gautama. Therefore it is easy understandable why religion was divided into various sects. Two major branches of Buddhism are Theravada branch-effects, especially in Southeast Asia and the supposed majority of Western scholars this branch closest to the teachings of the Buddha are asli-. Another branch of Mahayana, consequential located in Tibet, China and also in Southeast Asia in general.

Buddha, the founder of one of the largest religions in the world, is certainly worth a nearly level ranks top in the list of this book. Because the number of followers of Buddhism lived 200 million compared with the followers of Islam are 500 million and one billion adherents of many of Christianity, by itself influence of Buddhist smaller than Muhammad or Jesus. However, a different number of adherents -if made exceedingly ketat- size can also be misleading. For example, death or decline of Buddhism in India is not degenerate any slump but because Hinduism has absorbed many teachings and Buddhist principles into his body. In China too, a large number of residents who are no longer openly call themselves Buddhists in the practice of everyday life is actually very influenced by the philosophy of religion.

Buddhism, far outperformed both Islamic and Christian, have a very prominent pacifist elements. Outlook stem from the non-violent play an important role in the political history of the countries that follow the Buddha.

Many people say if one day Jesus went back down to earth he would gape surprised to see everything what people are doing on their behalf, and will be anxious for the bloodshed that occurred in the conflict between different sects opinion both claim so followers. So also will happen to the Buddha. He could not be gawked-agape witnessed so many sects of Buddhism that grew everywhere, differ from each other in spite of everything claimed Buddhists. but, however chaotic sects are different from each other it is not sarnpai cause such a bloody religious war going on in the world of Christian Europe. In this connection, at least means Buddhism seemed much depth internalized by adherents rather than the teachings of Jesus dalarn same connection.

Buddha and Confucius-Cu roughly equal influence on the world. Both live in the same time period, and the number of followers was not much different. I put the name of the Buddha's choice earlier than Kong Hu Cu in order propped on two considerations: first, the development of Communism in China was almost wiped out the influence of Confucius -Cu, while it seems the future Buddha was more gaps and influence than in Kong Hu- Cu; second, the failure of the doctrine Kong Hu Cu spread beyond the limits of China shows how closely related doctrine Kong Hu Cu with attitude and ordinances old Chinese era. Instead, Buddhism is no repetition or statement containing chewing previous Indian philosophy, and Buddhism spread stepped yard limit -India- country relies pure idea of ​​Gautama as well as wide range of philosophies.

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