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India will be hosting a two-day international Buddhist conference soon . Buddhism is based upon the teachings, and life experiences..

India will be hosting a two-day international Buddhist conference soon.

Buddhism is based upon the teachings, and life experiences of its founder Siddhartha Gautam, born circa 563 BCE.

About Buddhism:-

  • Buddhism is based upon the teachings, and life experiences of its founder Siddhartha Gautam, born circa 563 BCE.
  • Buddha asked his followers to avoid the two extremes of indulgence in worldly pleasure and the practice of strict abstinence and asceticism.
    • He ascribed instead the ‘Madhyam Marg’or the middle path which was to be followed.
  • Four noble truths of Buddhism are: They are the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering.
  • The path to nirvana is the Noble Eightfold path– Right Understanding (Samma ditthi), Right thought (Samma sankappa), Right speech (Samma vaca), Right Action (Samma kammanta), Right livelihood (Samma ajiva), Right effort (Samma vayama), Right mindfulness (Samma sati) and Right concentration (Samma samadhi).
Buddhist Councils:-

There were four Buddhist Councils. They are as follows:-

First Buddhist Council:-
  • Venue: In Sattaparnaguha Cave situated outside Rajgriha (the modern city of Rajgir).
  • Year: 486 BC.
  • King: Ajatasatru, son of King Bimbisara (Haryanka Dynasty).
  • Presiding Priest: Venerable MahaKasyapa with 500 monks.
  • Resulted in:-
    • Vinaya Pitaka which mainly contains the rules of the Buddhist order.
      • This was recited by
    • Suttapitaka was recited by
    • It contains the great collections of Buddha’s sermons on matters of doctrine and ethical beliefs.

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