Buddhism ?

Question

What do buddhists believe?

Answer 1

That everything in life is suffering. Birth is suffering, having is suffering, not having is suffering, youth is suffering, old age is suffering ... you name it, all suffering.

Basically, that's the core belief.

Answer 2

Wants and desires cause suffering. It's pretty simple. If you want to always be in fashion, and can't afford those new designer jeans, you'll be unhappy. If you realize fashion isn't an important desire and let that desire go, you'll feel no suffering for not getting expensive jeans.
Buddhism deals with different ways to stop wanting things. Many Buddhists are Atheists, since you don't have to see the Buddha as some sort of God, just a smart guy with a lot of common sense.

Answer 3

An Excellent Book to read on What Buddhism believes is called:
"Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness."
By: Bhante Henepola Gunaratana.
It makes no attempts to convert anyone, only shares what Buddhism believes, and is based on Loving-kindness.
*Thank You for giving me the opporutnity to provide you with an answer to your most excellent question.
*Have a great week, and coming weekend.

Answer 4

Buddhism is a belief in Nature, It teaches you to respect all
creatures on this planet whether its a worm to a human being,
that's why true practicing buddhists are vegetarians. In my
opinion, buddhism is the only religion that's not violent or
teaches violence like some of the other religions.One mind
baffling teaching is:: To have everything is to have nothing,
to have nothing is to have everything.
This may have a deep meaning or its meaningless.
I hope this answers your question.

Answer 5

No belief is required in Buddhism.
Buddhism is about trying to see reality without the emotional mental constructs we all tend to build around reality. Dissatisfaction comes from needing a new car or lover whereas reality is that we do not need anything apart from some very basic survival items such as food and shelter.
Buddha taught not to believe in Gods, spirits, fortune tellers and Buddha, only understand that which is understandable.

Answer 6

You might want to check out this book called 'What Buddhists Believe' by the late Ven. K Sri Dhammananda, world renowned scholar. Here is a link:

http://www.dharmaweb.org/index.php/What_Buddhists_Believe_Venerable_K._Sri_Dhammananda

Good luck.

Answer 7

Karma ( what goes around come around) - when you live in harmony with the other, your life will be filled with happiness; when you save someone, the other will save you. Your soul or conscience will guide you to the right path when you understand the teaching of Buddha. To end all sufferings, training to become better under guidance of Buddha is recommended!

Answer 8

Buddhism is not a system of belief, but a means of practicing good living.

Answer 9

Buddhists believe in Lord Buddha and his teachings (Dharma).

Buddhism

Lord Buddha did not represent another powerful invisible figure to preach his knowledge and was
his own master. To the layman he taught how to live a good, sincere, happy and a purposeful life
and proposed some guidelines to follow to achieve these objectives. Those who do good deeds are
rewarded with positive results and vice versa he said. He also said those who want to improve the
mind should practice to eliminate selfishness, hatred, anger and ignorance. He said right view,
right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and
right concentration will lead to cessation of sorrow and to attain Nirvana the ultimate peace.

Lord Buddha was his own master and preached the knowledge he gained
through enlightenment. He has reached the state of Buddha by improving his self doing merits and
meditation for many years in his previous lives.
For the intellectuals he said the life is sorrow and taught the way to eliminate
the sorrow, by enlightenment. Enlightenment could only be attained through improvement of
knowledge thus the improvement of conscious or mind hence some consider it as a philosophy.
Worshipping is not a requirement in Buddhism though many do it as a habit and a custom.

Long before Newton, Buddha said every action has a reaction including in all conscious deeds.
Those who do good deeds shall be rewarded with positive results and those who do harmful actions
(with a evil intension) may experience in adverse results. The results of our righteous or sinful
deeds Buddha said shall follow our soul in subsequent lives. Apart from heaven and hell he also
said there are other forms of lives after this life.

Just like in thousands of present day books which provide self improvement techniques. Buddha
provided an enormous amount of advice to the layman to improve one's self. He said selfishness,
hatred, anger and ignorance prevent one from self improvement. One who want to improve the mind
should learn to eliminate these four status of mind. He said right view, right resolve, right
speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration
will lead to cessation of Sorrow.


Buddha is said to have supernatural powers such as reading others thoughts. We already know some
people possess super natural powers and extra ordinary abilities. Such status could be achieved
by improving one's mind thought it is not the ultimatum of the Buddhism. Self improvement or the
learning process since the childhood is a way of improving our mind or thinking. It is by
improvement of one's mind that the truth could be understood.

It is up to the individual who follows Buddhism to understand and practice what Lord Buddha had
taught. understanding and practicing is important for self improvement.
The Lord Buddha has shown the way. It is our own responsibility to follow it and understand the
truth.

A great website: http://www.metta.lk/

Answer 10

this may help a bit

http://www.11meditation.co.nr

they all about Theravada Buddhist religion in Thailand (all in brief).
hope it helps