What are some doctrines, beliefs, or practices of Buddhism?

Answer 1

One interested in learning in detail about Buddhism and the Path to Happiness which Buddhists daily practice - would enjoy reading these two books, while at a Barnes and Noble bookstore: "Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness"
By: Bhante Henepola Gunaratana and "Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away" By: Ajahn Chah. These books teach all the teachings of Buddhism - in detail and with much excellence: teachings such as Anicca, Anatta, Impermanence
The Five Precepts, The Eightfold Path to Happiness and so much more.

Metta to all.

Answer 2

One important point is being exclusive and don't care about the outside world. This is why monks hide inside their monastaries.

This is where the old saying is about - See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil using the Monkey as a depiction.

I would say the opposite is better - react to evil when seen, when heard when one speaks. That way we solve problems.

Buddhism is more about caring for oneself and be selfish. The more selfish one is the more one can reach enlightenedment.

Imagine if Monks spend more of their time to be somebody instead of being nobody the world would be a much better place to end sufferring. Example, imagine if all monks are doctors and nurses doing good deeds without any need for compensation?

This world will be much better place. Buddha made a wrong mistake in creating this religion. Bad luck I was not living with Buddha at the time.

Answer 3

1.
sufferings are around for the born
the born are found of desires
uncertainty blindfolded how sleepwalking in lifecycle;

2.
like a chilling rat in the open sea yet keeping faith in miracles
stars are twinkling on the sky
find and navigate to the destination with little head;

fish are around
eat them and be eaten in turn
the end is nowhere to come
so the rat can't find any green land;

3.
as chased by a lion
a man ran and ran
and fallen into cliff;

luck keeps him alive
by a branch of a small tree
he sees something dangerous (death) is looking up to him
and the branch has been bitten by two rats - a black and a white (day & night)
and he's been stung by bees
but he still enjoys the honey (or pleasure of life);

Theravada Buddhism

The Theravada Buddhists believe that they practice the original form of Buddhism as it was handed down to them by Buddha. Theravada Buddhism dominates the culture of Sri Lanka, but is also very prominent in Thailand and Burma…

The basic doctrines of Theravada Buddhism correspond fairly exactly with the teachings of Buddha. Theravada Buddhism is based on the Four Noble Truths and the idea that all of physical reality is a chain of causation; this includes the cycle of birth and rebirth. Through the practice of the Eightfold Noble Path and the Four Cardinal Virtues, an individual can eventually attain Nirvana . Theravada Buddhism, however, focussed primarily on meditation and concentration, the eighth of the Eightfold Noble Path; as a result, it emphasized a monastic life removed from the hustle and bustle of society and required an extreme expenditure of time in meditating. This left little room for the bulk of humanity to join in; Theravada Buddhism was, by and large, an esoteric religion. A new schism then erupted within the ranks of Buddhism, one that would attempt to reformulate the teachings of Buddha to accomodate a greater number of people: the "Greater Vehicle," or Mahayana Buddhism.
http://www.wsu.edu:8000/~dee/BUDDHISM/THERA.HTM

The Four Noble Truths
Ye dharmā hetu prabhāvā
hetuṃ teṣāṃ tathāgataḥ hyavadat
teṣāṃ ca yo nirodha
evaṃ vādī mahāśramaṇaḥ
Translation
Of those things that arise from a cause,
The Tathāgata (Buddha) has told the cause,
And also what their cessation is:
This is the doctrine of the Great Recluse (the Buddha)
http://visiblemantra.org/dharma-hetuprabhava.html
Four Noble Truths
1. The Nature of Suffering (Dukkha):
"Now this ... is the noble truth of suffering: birth is suffering, aging is suffering, illness is suffering, death is suffering; union with what is displeasing is suffering; separation from what is pleasing is suffering; not to get what one wants is suffering; in brief, the five aggregates subject to clinging are suffering."[6]
2. Suffering's Origin (Samudaya):
"Now this ... is the noble truth of the origin of suffering: it is this craving which leads to renewed existence, accompanied by delight and lust, seeking delight here and there, that is, craving for sensual pleasures, craving for existence, craving for extermination."[6]
3. Suffering's Cessation (Nirodha):
"Now this ... is the noble truth of the cessation of suffering: it is the remainderless fading away and cessation of that same craving, the giving up and relinquishing of it, freedom from it, nonreliance on it."[6]
4. The Way (Magga) Leading to the Cessation of Suffering:
"Now this ... is the noble truth of the way leading to the cessation of suffering: it is the Noble Eightfold Path; that is, right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration.[9][10]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Noble_Truths
1. Life means suffering.
2. The origin of suffering is attachment.
3. The cessation of suffering is attainable.
4. The path to the cessation of suffering.
http://www.thebigview.com/buddhism/fourtruths.html
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Answer 4

The 4 Noble truths and the Noble 8 fold path.