Beliefs
The Three Marks of RealityReality manifests three characteristics:
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The Four Noble Truths
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Noble Eight-fold Path
These "steps" seek to attain three main goals: to face life objectively, to live kindly, and to cultivate inner peace. Although they are often called "steps" the Noble Eight-fold Path is not meant to be taken sequentially but rather, all together.
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Practices
Meditation
The practice of meditation is central to nearly all forms of Buddhism. It derives directly from the Buddha’s teaching. There are two main types of meditation: vipassana (insight) and samatha (tranquility). The two are often combined or used after the other. Link: http://www.religionfacts.com/buddhism/practices/meditation.htm |
Bowing
When worshippers enter a room in which there is a Buddha statue, they put their palms together and bow, to show their highest respect for the Buddha and His teachings. The proper term for the bowing is prostration. The individual prostrates three times by facing the Buddha or Bodhisattva and kneeling – with palms turned upward – on a kneeling stool. The open palms represent wisdom and compassion; during the first prostration, the turning out of one hand symbolizes cultivating wisdom internally, while the movement of the other represents the outward offering of compassion. Link: http://www.buddhisttemple.ca/buddhism/rituals/bowing |
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