buddhism

     

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Trivia about buddhism

  • The Golden Pavilion in Kyoto is an important shrine of the zen form of this religion
  • Northern India is the birthplace of this religion started by Siddhartha
  • Many Japanese throw Shinto weddings but have funerals in this religion that includes reincarnation
  • Dating back 2,000 years, the Kelaniya Raja Mahavihara is Colombo's most prominent temple of this religion
  • In the 16th century Chinese play "Journey to the West", the hero seeks scriptures of this religion
  • In the 200s B.C., after the bloody Kalinga campaign, King Ashoka embraced this religion & nonviolence
  • A koan in this religion concerns the sound of one hand clapping
  • More people in Bhutan practice this religion than any other
  • Practiced by the Soto sect, Zazen is a type of seated meditation in the Zen form of this religion
  • Washington's Freer & Sackler Galleries have exquisite nature paintings by Bada Shanren, a monk of this religion
  • Much of Laotian social life centers on the festivals & holidays of this religion
  • In the 200s B.C. Indian emperor Ashoka converted to this religion that had been founded about 300 years earlier
  • In the 13th century a Japanese monk named Nichiren founded a branch of this religion based on the Lotus Sutra
  • In the 500s B.C. this religion claimed all people, not just Brahman priests, had access to divinity
  • The founder of this religion is said to have set forth its doctrine of the "Four Noble Truths"
  • The Theravada school considers itself the closest to the original form of this religion
  • Forms of this religion include Mahayana, Theravada & Zen
  • Suffering is the substance of all of the Four Noble Truths of this religion
  • The White Pagoda in Lanzhou, China was originally built in memory of a monk of this religion
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Kyoto, Japan.) Ikebana, the art of flower arranging, originated in early floral offerings of this religion
  • Mahayana, the liberal branch of this religion, is practiced mainly in Korea, Taiwan & Japan
  • The Bodhi tree, a type of Indian fig tree, is sacred to followers of this religion
  • The Eightfold Path leads to release from suffering in this religion
  • The 4 bo leaves on Sri Lanka's flag represent this religion
  • As empress of Japan in the 7th century, Suiko helped promote this religion at the expense of Shintoism
  • Mahayanists label other schools of this religion "Hinayana" or "lesser vehicle"
  • Lamaism is another name for this religion in which the ruler chief monk is the Dalai Lama
  • Vaishali, India was the site of the Second Council of this faith, held after the founder's death
  • Although originally a Hindu structure, Borobudur is the largest stupa or temple of this religion on Java
  • The wheel, a symbol of this religion, is often depicted with 8 spokes to represent the Eightfold Path
  • Nearly 90% of Burmese practice this religion
  • 2 of the forms of this Eastern religion are Theravada & Mahayana
  • 7th century King Song-Tsen Gampo introduced this religion to Tibet by marrying 2 princesses who practiced it
  • In this Asian religion, a lohan is not an actress but a holy person, & monasteries have images of lohans
  • Horrified by the carnage of war, Asoka, a 3rd century B.C. ruler in India, embraced this peaceful religion
  • In the 8th c. the scholar & mystic Padmasambhava fashioned the Tibetan variety of this faith
  • The 12th century book "Samguk Sagi" recounts the time when this religion came to Korea from India
  • Sakyadhita,Prison Dharma Network
  • A stupa, like the Great Stupa of Sanchi, India, is a hemispherical mound enshrining relics of this religion
  • About 95% of Thais practice the Theravada form of this religion
  • The 4 Noble Truths are the fundamental principles of this religion
  • Laos
  • With more than 400 monks, Mongolia's Gandan Monastery is a leading national center of this religion
  • Wesak,Navam
  • The Potala Palace
  • Construction on Borobudur, a temple of this religion on Java, was begun in 750 A.D. & took 92 years to complete
  • Aizen-Myo-o,Mahabrama,Yama
  • Zen, a branch of this Asian religion, aims for satori, or enlightenment
  • The Theravada is the more conservative of the 2 main branches of this religion