final revision part 7. do we make our own destiny? if we do good will it affect others or if we do...
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Final Revision part 7
Do we make our own destiny? If we do good will it affect others or if we do nothing is that ok?
Tranquillity of mind body
A Buddhist mandala a picture made for meditation
A Buddhist shrine, Water bowls, incense, a Buddha statue, lamps flowers, pictures and possibly a prayer wheel
A Buddhist shrine used for prayer and meditation
Is there life after death?
The Buddha said that to escape suffering we should take the middle way. This is meditation and calmness of mind
What will happen when we die?
Will the being be reincarnated?
The Three Jewels
•I go to the Buddha for refuge
•I go to the Dharma for refuge
•I go to the Sanghafor refuge
Dharma= Teaching Sangha= Community
REINCARNATION
Sangha• This means the
community of monks.
T he re is no G od in B ud d h ism
Buddhists do worship in a Temple called a Vihara.
Prayer wheel
Buddhism Is it a religion or a way of life
It has places of worship.
It has rules to follow
It has monks & nuns.
It has rituals & prayers
It has a belief that something happens after death.
In that respect it is like a religion.
Buddhism is not a religion but a way of life.
• They do not believe in a God.
• All other religions believe in a God.
• If you believe in not harming anything and living a peaceful life then you can be a Buddhist.
• It is not a complicated system.
• It depends how you define way of life.