Buddhism originated

Origin and ancient Indian Buddhism (now Nepal), east Asia, southeast Asia and South Asia.In terms of believers, fewer once-thriving but is now fading.

Buddhism originated in the 6 - the 5th century BC, it founder of siddhartha Gautama.Passing from sakyamuni is addressed to him, he is now in Nepal, prince Edward, of which the wei-guo luo, at the age of 29, he deeply brahminism Indian caste system is not reasonable, the underclass is suffering from birth, aging, illness, and death, hence ran away from home, at the age of 35, founded Buddhism, won the support of the poor people.Indian society at that time, upper caste cruel oppression and exploitation of the lower caste society, social contradiction is very complicated and acute, this gives the emergence and development of Buddhism.Sakyamuni for against the brahmanism caste and god said, "all living things equality" is put forward.

Mahayana Buddhism points, theravada Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism sects.

The meaning of "take" refers to the road.The difference between the mahayana and theravada not only in terms of teaching theory, also reflected in the religious practices.Such as perception of the Buddha, theravada is the Buddha as a leader, mahayana, regard him as a powerful god, in the practice methods and results, theravada claims for that individual liberation, mahayana, should practice Buddha "purdue beings", viewed from the philosophy of the universe, theravada claims that "I have a" empty method, mahayana thinks "I is empty".

Mahayana Buddhism spread to central Asia, in the first century B.C. and spread to China, and then spread to Korea and Japan, so the mahayana Buddhism is also known as the north preach Buddhism.Theravada Buddhism spread route is by sea to the south, popular in today's Sri Lanka, myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and other countries, also known as the southern Buddhism.

In China's Tibet, Inner Mongolia and the Mongolian People's Republic of China, and a buddhist called lamaism, the teaching is from India to the tantra, mahayana and Tibetan primitive religion "teach" the product of combining.

Around the first century of the Ming emperor of the eastern han dynasty period, the western region into China, later, Buddhism gradually with the Confucian feudal patriarchal ideology confluence, widely spread in our country.After the sui and tang dynasties, the tiantai sect and huayan school is produced, zen and pure land and many other genres.The highest idol is Buddha buddhist worship.Legend he was a prince of Buddha sit for six years in the mountains, the "enlightenment", "Buddha", founded the Buddhism."Buddha" of the shakya clan hermit.Buddha, also known as Buddha.King kong prajnaparamita sutra says: "nothing is never as newcomers, also does not have to, therefore Buddha."

For the Buddhism temples, grottoes, pagodas with three big buildings.Temple is mostly are central to the gate before, about door bell tower, the morning bell, dusk drum, according to Buddhism is called "the morning bell and evening drum reminders," dust to alert a fool.Since then, the front, the great maitreya temple for a bigger stomach.Pot-bellied maitreya aka puppet monk, monks is five generations.The sta is four major Kings, namely white, take the Oriental pipa "the king";Red, hand panlong "wide eyes pop" of the west;Green, a treasure house of the north "book icon";Cyan, hold sword south growing "pop".Four major Kings commonly known as the big four king kong.Heavily on the back of maitreya, wei tuo is protective deities, he in the face of the Buddha, handheld Jin Gangbao pestle, for the four major Kings under 32 the list.Too great, behind is Ursa major.

"Male" is your respectful name of Buddha, the temple also hence the name.Caleb temple consecrate Ye Fo, tathagata and maitreya, on behalf of the past, present, and future iii, also called "Buddha iii".From the temple for the amitabha Buddha (amitayus), tathagata and medicine guru Buddha.Amitabha is the leader of "heaven" in the west, medicine Buddha is the hierarch of Oriental "lapis lazuli world".Buddha-to-be stood before the two disciples: o and difficult and leaves.Around a sta for 18 arhats.There are seven Buddha hall big male behind the house."Seven Buddha" is the six generations before Buddha Buddha and tathagata first.

In addition, there are Buddha temple, for the goddess of mercy, four bodhisattvas manjusri, samantabhadra, hid.Guanyin bodhisattva is mount putuo, her statue sits a lotus, the willow branches, showers, according to legend can be deliverance, is the embodiment of compassion.Amitabha left shi, she also often do with right shi trend to bodhisattva, called the "trinity" in the west.Wutai mountain founder manjusri bodhisattva, its statues riding a lion, weed, symbol of the wisdom often do with samantabhadra Buddha threats.Emei mountain founder samantabhadra bodhisattva, the statue riding a white elephant, symbolic politics.Jiuhua mountain founder earth treasure bodhisattva, legend has it he was north Korea woosong, penance and Buddha.

Some five hundred arhat hall temple, it is said that the five hundred arhats was professor after sakyamuni Buddha disciple in the best five hundred, many of the Buddha scriptures were recorded by their speech.Temple finally the scripture-stored tower, a place where books are stored.