Buddhism religion

Founder:- Gautam Buddha

Guru:- Alara kalama

Other Names:- Siddhartha, Sakyamuni or Tathagata

Born In:- in 563BC at Lumbini gram on Vaiskha Purnima day in Kshatriya Clan

Died in:- 483BC at kusinagra in UP also called as Mahaparinirvana.

• Mahaparinirvana:- Moksha after death.

Father:- Suddhodhana (Saka ruler)

Mother:- Mahamaya(died after 7 days of gautam buddha birth)

Stepmother:- Gautami

Marriage:- At 16 and enjoyed the married life for 13 years.

Wife:- Yashodhara

Son:- Rahul

Great Renunciation or Mahabhinishkramana:- At the age of 29 years after witnessing four scenes in a sequence:-

• old man
• sick man
• dead body
• an ascetic

Enlightenment or Nirvana:- At the age of 35years at Bodh Gaya under a Pipal tree on the banks of Niranjan river( vaiskha purnima day)

• Nirvana:-  Moksha or salvation

First sermon or Dharmachakra Pravartana:- At Sarnath, Where his five disciples had settled.

Four Noble Truths of Buddha( Arya Satyas):-

• The world is full of sorrows( Sabbam dukkam)
• The cause of sorrow is desire( Dwadash Nidan/Pratitya Samutpada)
• If desires are conquered, all sorrows can be removed(Nirvana)
• This can be achieved by following the 8-fold path( Ashtangika Marga)

Eight-Fold Path( Ashtangika Marga)

• Right understanding
• Right thought
• Right speech
• Right action
• Right means of livelihood
• Right effort
• Right mindfulness awareness
• Right concentration meditation

Three jewels (Triratna)

• Buddha(the enlightened) 
• Dhamma(doctrine)
• Sangha(order)

Buddhist Scriptures

• Tripitaka( In Pali )
• Vinaya Pitaka:- Rules of monastic discipline for Monks.
• Sutta Pitaka:- Collection of Budhha's Sermon.
• Abhidhamma Pitaka:- Philosophies of Buddha's Teaching.

Faith In Buddhism

Soul	No
God	No
Ahimsa(Ahinsa)	yes

Buddhist Councils

Buddhist council	Year	Venue	Royal patron	Development
First  council	483BC	Rajgriha	Ajatashatru (Haryanka Dynasty)	Collections of sutta pitaka and Vinaya pitaka by Ananda and Upali respectively.
Second council	383BC	Vaishali	Kalasoka (Shisunaga Dynasty)	Monks were split into sithavirmadins and Maha sanghikas.
Third council	250BC	Patliputra	Ashoka(Maurya Dynasty)	Collection of Abhidhamma pitaka.
Fourth council	72AD	Kundalvan, Kashmir	Kanishka( Kushan Dynasty)	Division of Buddhists into Hinayana and Mahayana

 

Some facts related to Buddhism

• Chaitya:- Prayer Hall
• Vihara- Residence
• Vaiskha Purnima:- Born, Died, Enlightenment, Holly festival.
• Shravasti:- Maximum sermons.
• Sarnath:- First sermon, enlightenment at Bodh Gaya under pipal tree
• Dharmachakra Pravartana:- first sermon