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Buddha “Awakened One”A Buddha is a being that has achieved Enlightenment
(who has achieved the ability to understand the true nature of all things) and has been released from samsara.
Samsara: birth, disease, death, decay
The historical Buddha is Siddhartha. (b. 563 BCE).
The Four Noble Truths:
Life is suffering (suffering = rebirth)The cause of suffering is desireThe cause of desire must be overcomeWhen desire is overcome, there is no more suffering (rebirth)
Mahayana (Greater Vehicle)
The goal is rooted in the teachings of the historical Buddha, but seeks salvation for all beings. This attitude is embodied in the idea of the
bodhisattva whose outstanding quality is compassion.
BodhisattvaAn enlightened being who has achieved Buddhahood, but chooses to
remain in the temporal world to assist others
prayer drums(from Nepal in the Kathmandu Valley)
The most popluar matra is of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara:
om mani
padmehum
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