5. Buddhism Buddhism explains a purpose to life, it explains apparent injustice and inequality around the world, and it provides a code of practice or way of life that may lead to true happiness (nirvana).
17. Where and when did religion begin? 3000B.C. Sumerian Civilization 3000B.C. Egypt Civilization 5000B.C. Yellow River 2000-1000B.C. Judaism 566B.C. Buddhism Hinduism
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20. Place(s) of worship: Temples, shrines, anywhere you can meditate (This is the typical interior of a temple in Korea)
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28. Dalai Lama In Tibetan Buddhism, the successive Dalai Lamas form a lineage of allegedly reborn (tulku) magistrates which traces back to 1391. 1st Dalai Lama, (left) Genden Drub 1391-1474 The 14th and current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (born 1935).
He lived a life of luxury in a palace One day he saw a very sick man, a very old man, and a dead man He realized life was an endless cycle of pain escaped only through wisdom For six years he tried to attain wisdom through discipline and suffering sometimes eating only one grain of rice a day When truth about life became clear to him he became the “Enlightened One”
It has its origins about 2,500 years ago when Siddhartha Gotama, known as the Buddha, was himself awakened (enlightened) at the age of 35.