Buddhist History and Teachings. Buddhism is an old religion, full of culture and fantastic profound legends and stories that are full of good moral values and teachings. Buddhism is about 2339-2342 years old, when Siddhartha Buddha lived, and Buddhism is based on his teachings, which were based four noble truths. The four noble truths are life is suffering, suffering has a cause, there is a way to overcome suffering, and the way is the eight …
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…are some things in Buddhism that I think are ill founded such as the second and fifth Skandhas. What is the use of reaching enlightenment if you loose your feelings and all your thoughts and consciousness? In conclusion Buddhism is one of my favorite religions, because of its past, mystery, and universality; it goes without saying that Buddhism has much to teach us, even if we have no relation to the religion as a hole.