What are the principles of budhism?

Answer 1

There aren't really any principles. You just meditate every day and come to some wonderful conclusions that make you laugh. Budhism is concermed with ending suffering. All life is suffering so the point to life and Budhism is to end suffering. How? Change your thoughts. Wake up. "The mind makes a great servant but a poor master". In other words, do not let your thoughts control you, move past your thoughts.

Answer 2

live and let live.
happiness and contentment come from within.
2 live an ethical, moral and principled life.
2 live every day bettering ur self and aim 4 a peaceable existence with all beasts, elements and urself.
well that's some of them, read any dalai lama book ( i recommend " The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living ) b4 u investigate becoming Buddhist urself.
it's a journey better taken with all the facts.

Answer 3

Buddhism is a dharmic, non-theistic religion, a philosophy, and a life-enhancing system of psychology. Buddhism is also known in Sanskrit or Pali, the main ancient languages of Buddhists, as Buddha Dharma or Dhamma, which means the teachings of "the Awakened One". Thus was called Siddhārtha Gautama, hereinafter referred to as "the Buddha". According to sources, with wide variations on dates[1], the Buddha was born in Lumbini (a town in what is now Nepal) around 563 BCE, and he died in Kushinagar (India) around 483 BCE. Buddhism spread throughout the Indian subcontinent in the five centuries following the Buddha's passing, and thence into Central, Southeast, and East Asia over the next two millennia.

Today, Buddhism is divided primarily into three traditions:

Theravada - practiced mainly in certain parts of South Asia (mostly Sri Lanka) and Southeast Asia
Mahayana - practiced predominantly in East Asia
Vajrayana - which is often classified with Mahayana, is practiced in Tibet and Mongolia, and surrounding regions.
The earlier non-Theravada Hinayana schools of thought that stemmed from the Indian subcontinent largely died out a millennium ago.

Buddhism continues to attract followers worldwide and is considered a major world religion. According to one source ([5]), "World estimates for Buddhists vary between 230 and 500 million, with most around 350 million." However, estimates are uncertain for several countries. According to one analysis[2], Buddhism is the fifth-largest religion in the world behind Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and traditional Chinese religion. The monks' order (Sangha), which began during the lifetime of the Buddha in India, is amongst the oldest organizations on earth.

In Buddhism, any person who has awakened from the "sleep of ignorance" by directly realizing the true nature of reality is called a buddha. Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, is thus only one among other buddhas before or after him. His teachings are oriented toward the attainment of this kind of awakening, also called with various nuances enlightenment, Bodhi, liberation, or Nirvana.

Part of the Buddha’s teachings regarding the holy life and the goal of liberation is constituted by the "The Four Noble Truths" about dukkha, a term that refers to suffering or the sorrow of life. The Four Noble Truths about suffering state what are its nature, its cause, its cessation, and the way leading to its cessation. This way to the cessation of suffering is called "The Noble Eightfold Path", which is one of the fundamentals of Buddhist virtuous or moral life.

Answer 4

Buddhism is a tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development. Buddhists strive for a deep insight into the true nature of life and do not worship gods or deities.

see http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/beliefs/buddhateachings.shtml

Answer 5

To sum it up: Just Roll With It. Doesn't matter what happens, its all good.

You can get some detailed info at religionfacts.com

Answer 6

What goes around, comes around. That's it !

Answer 7

http://www.buddhistinformation.com/twelve_principles_of_buddhism.htm

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