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1. Buddhism is the fourth largest world religion, being exceeded in numbers only by Christianity, Islam and Hinduism.

2. It was founded in Northeastern India.

3. Siddhartha Gautama (”the Buddha”) - the founder of Buddhism philosophy and considered to be Buddhism god.

4. There are over 360 million adherents of Buddhism in the world.

5. Buddhism locations in China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia.

6. Buddhism has two main divisions or traditions: Mahayana and Theravada.

7. The sacred book of Buddhism is called the Pali Canon (Tripitaka). It is written in an ancient Indian language called Pali. The Tripitaka is a very large book. The English translation of it takes up nearly 40 volumes.

8. Buddah Day is the main Buddhist holiday. It is celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha.

9. Spiritual leader of Buddhism is called the monk (lama in Tibetan Buddhism). The meditation hall is a place of ritual.

10. There are 5 precepts of Buddhism: do not kill, do not steal, do not lie, do not engage in sexual misconduct and do not use intoxicants.



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