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Buddhism
Title: Buddhism
Category: Society & Culture / Religion
Details: Words: 2173 | Pages: 9.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Buddhism
The origin, traditional Buddhism began in the 6th century BC with the historical personage born Siddhartha Gautama, but better known by a variety of titles including Shakyammi, Tathagata, or most commonly Buddha, the enlightened one. The legend of the Buddha’s life has acquired plenty of variations and embellishments over the years, but the basic facts are accepted as traditional, including the dates of his birth and death (563-489 BC by Western reckoning, 624-544 according to Sri …showed first 75 words of 2173 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 2173 total…galaxies, which are they grouped into super-galaxies. The universe also has many levels: our underworlds and 21 heavenly realms. Paritta - ritual chantingWorship - of relics of a Buddha, of items made by a Buddha, or of symbolic relics. Festivals - days of the full moon, and three other days during the lunar cycle are celebrated. There is a New Year's festival, and celebrations tied to the agricultural year. Pilgrimages - particularly to Buddhist sites in Sri Lanka and India.
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