An introduction of Buddhism 1

An  introduction  of  Buddhism 1

By...Uthai  Eksaphang

This human being is born to face many problems. From small problems to big problems Such as problems in daily life until the problems of the world war etc.

        Problems, especially the birth, aging, and death Especially today, the covid-19 epidemic is a problem that everyone must face and are helping to solve it. Today, everyone is born with initial fears. Especially the fear of death Religious issues

Would like religion to answer questions such as where are the dead? When he felt that he had no idea where he was going

Therefore causing fear There is a need to depend on

        Therefore, people are searching for refuge which is one of the causes of religion. Because religion is a refuge for humans For Buddhists, when there is no other place, we have only The Lord Buddha is our refuge. Dhamma is our refuge and the monks are our refuge.

        Buddhism originated in India today. In the olden days, these lands were called Bharatas or the Indian subcontinent.

The emergence of Buddhism Causing everyone to get a new idea A new perspective emerged from the old religion, namely religion that respected God. That is Brahmanism. Buddhism was born about 25 63 years before the Buddhist era.

        The Master of Buddhism is the Buddha.

Initially, he was the son of a king, ruling in the town of Kabinlapat Dut, the name of King Sutthodna. His mother's name was Queen Sirimahamaya. His son was Siddhartha Kumar. After growing up, Prince Siddhartha Kuman had doubts and sought answers until he reached the age of 29. He decided to leave the palace. In order to search for the unending truth Is the searcher of eternal happiness. This quest for the truth

He was ordained a monk.

        The Siddhartha priest studied for 6 years, then successfully attained enlightenment as a Lord Buddha. On the full moon of the 6th month and decided to announce the truth which the Lord Buddha had already attained And spread the dhamma throughout the world, allowing us to understand and understand the religion called Buddhism to this day

Later, the Buddhist concept has passed a lot of time. Buddhism followers have broken down into 2 major concepts:

Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism

With Theravada Buddhism Still preserving the original doctrine

As for Mahayana Buddhism, there are changes of teachings as appropriate.