Introduction to Buddhism.

Buddhism is a spiritual tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development and the attainment of a deep insight into the true nature of life.

A Different Way of Faith
This makes Buddhism different from many other faiths for it is not centred on the relationship between humanity and God.

Buddhism doesn't fit the pattern of other faiths and needs to be seen in its own terms to be understood properly.

Buddhists do not believe in a personal creator God.

It does not have the concept of a Saviour, nor of Heaven and Hell in the popular sense.

Buddhism doesn't demand blind faith or belief, and says that people should test its teachings against personal experience.

The Bare Essentials of Buddhism

• 2,500 years old
   
• 350 million Buddhists worldwide
   
• Founded by Siddhartha Gautama in Nepal
   
• The path to Enlightenment or Buddhahood is through the practice and development of morality, meditation, and wisdom.
   
• Buddhists do not believe in a creator God nor a personal God, but Buddhists are tolerant of those whose beliefs are different from theirs.
   
• Buddhists believe that nothing is fixed or permanent — change is always possible.
   
• Buddhism teaches that all life is interconnected, so compassion is natural and important.