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Buddhist Temple Excursion

Buddhist Temple Excursion. Enlightment Expeditions Presented By: Mieko Graham. Buddhism around the world. In-between 230-500 million Buddhists world wide. Most Buddhists primarily live in Asia but Buddhism is practiced on almost every continent including North America & Australia!.

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Buddhist Temple Excursion

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  1. Buddhist Temple Excursion Enlightment Expeditions Presented By: Mieko Graham

  2. Buddhism around the world • In-between 230-500 million Buddhists world wide. • Most Buddhists primarily live in Asia but Buddhism is practiced on almost every continent including North America & Australia!

  3. Symbols in Buddhism • Eight Spoked Wheel • Buddha’s Footprints • The Lotus Flower • The Bodhi Tree • Empty Throne • Begging Bowl • Lion • A word about Prayer Wheels

  4. India: where it all began • 5th Century BCE • Siddhartha Guatama • Bodhi Tree • 4 Noble Truths • Religion or Philosophy?

  5. Nepal: Religious Leaders • Buddha as the “Awakened One” • No real leaders or “Gods” • Dali Lama- Tibet

  6. China: Buddhist Beliefs & Practices • Zen Buddhism • Mediation • Prayer Wheels • Noble 8 Fold Path • Reincarnation • Nirvana

  7. Eight Fold path www.wikipedia.com

  8. Thailand: Monastic way of Life A brief note about the Buddhist Monastic way of life…

  9. Cambodia: Places of Worship • Angkor Wat • Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha) • Wat Arun (Temple of the Dawn) • International Buddhist Centre • Purpose of Temples

  10. Sri lanka: celebrations • Vesak Day • Magha Puja Day • Asalha Puja Day • Uposatha

  11. Next tour… • Malaysia • Japan • Myanmar (Burma) • Indonesia • Taiwan • Mongolia

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