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1. Buddhism
Thomas Yarbrough

2. Symbol: lotus flower
Represents purity and enlightenment

3. Place of worship
• Home
• Temple

4. Founder
Siddhartha Gautama

5. Founded in
• 5th century BC

6. It began in:
• Northern India

7. Geographically spread
• World wide

8. Branches
• Therauda buddhism
• Mahayana buddhism
• Vajrayana buddhism

9. Sacred Writings
• The tripitana
• Manayana
• 5 utras
• Tribeten book of the dead

10. Holy days
• Dhamma day
• Vesak (buddhas birthday)

11. Beliefs and Ideas
• Four noble truths are contingency plan during for
dealing with suffering humanity faces
• Thruth of cause of suffering
• Buddhist interpretation of karma does not refer to
preordained fate. Refers to good or bad actions a
person takes during their lifetime.
• Karma plays out in the buddhism cycle of rebirth. 6
seperate planes in which any living being can reborn 3
fortunate and 3 unfortunate.