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Interesting Facts and Numbers in Buddhism

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Interesting Facts and Numbers in Buddhism

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  1. Interesting Facts and Numbers in Buddhism

  2. Interesting Facts • Buddhism is a nontheistic Religion • Buddhism is the 4th Largest Religion of the world which comes after Christianity, Islam and Hinduism. • Gautama Buddha is being considered as the founder of the Buddhism. • Foundation Place of the Buddhism is identified as the North East Part of India. • There are 3 important texts of the Buddhism namely SuttaPitaka, VinayaPitaka and AbhidhammaPitaka. 1

  3. According to the teachings of the Buddha, purpose of life should be to get oneself free from the suffering. • The Full moon day is considered as the sacred day in Buddhism Religion. • Buddha Purnima, marks as the day of birth and death of Buddha. • Buddha Purnima, is also marked by the enlightenment day of the Buddha. • The Enlightenment of Buddha is known as the Nirvana while the death is termed as the Parinirvana. 2

  4. Interesting numbers • Buddhism was founded in the 6th Century. • Buddhism is the 4th largest religion of the world. • There are 3 Jewels of the Buddhism and these are Buddha, Dharma and Sangha • There are 4 noble truths in Buddhism. • There are 3 types of actions; one is the action of the mind, the speech and the body 3

  5. There are 3 types of actions; one is the action of the mind, the speech and the body • The eightfold path to end the sufferings. • The 3 vehicles which are Hinayana, Mahayana and Tantrayana. • There are 3 marks of the Existence which are Impermanence, Suffering and Not- self. • There are 12 different sources of the sufferings 4

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