The basic teachings of Buddhism are four truths, eight right paths and twelve causes.
The four truths include bitter truths, gathering truths, eliminating truths and Tao truths. Suffering is to judge everything in social life as suffering, gathering truths is to talk about the causes of suffering, eliminating truths is to ask people to eliminate the causes of suffering, and Tao truths are to point out the way for Buddhists to get rid of it, which can be summarized as the eight right paths.
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Buddhism has a history of more than 2,500 years. It was founded by Gautama Siddharta, the prince of the ancient Indian kingdom of Kapilovi (now Nepal) (see Buddha's birthday). Western countries generally believe that Buddhism originated in India, and India is actually trying to shape the image of a "Buddhist holy land".
Historical faction
1. Primitive Buddhism
Buddhism originated in ancient India in the 5th century BC. The founder was Siddhartha Gautama (565-486 BC). At the age of 20, he left home and became a monk. Since then, he has been honored as "Buddha", which means enlightened person, and the religion he preached is called "Buddhism". Hundreds of years after the Buddha showed nirvana, Buddhism spread all over the Indian subcontinent and was called primitive Buddhism. This period is called primitive Buddhism period.
2. Southern Buddhism
After the first division of Buddhism, primitive Buddhism was divided into the Ministry of Seating and the Ministry of Mass. The Atheistic Sect spread southward, prevailing in Sri Lanka, spread to Southeast Asia such as Myanmar and Thailand, and then spread to China, Yunnan, Guangxi and other places. Called Southern Buddhism. The languages used in the Sanzang Classics recited by Upper Left Buddhism mainly belong to Pali language family, so they are also called Pali language family and Pali language family.
3. Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism is mainly popular in Tibet, Yunnan, Sichuan, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Gansu, Inner Mongolia and other provinces, and is widely believed by Tibetans, Mongolians, Yugurs, Menba, Lhoba and Tus.
4. Uygur Buddhism
From the end of 19 to the beginning of the 20th century, a large number of ancient Uighur documents were unearthed in the Western Regions and Dunhuang, most of which were Buddhist. These documents have filled many gaps in historical records, provided unprecedented information for the study of ancient Uighur Buddhism, history, literature and language, attracted extensive attention from international academic circles, and a large number of research results have emerged. The study of Uighur Buddhist literature can be said to be the most brilliant field in the study of ancient Buddhism in the western regions in the 20th century. At the turn of the century, it is of great significance to summarize and review these achievements.
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