Buddhism, buddha

Connections List
 * Views List
 * Buddhism vs. Christianity

Scope
 * The religion of budhism. Beliefs, practices, history, proponents, etc

Topics
 * Basic, beliefs
 * Proponents
 * Other ideas

Basic, beliefs
 * Siddhartha Guatama, born c.500BC. Was prince protected from the world, saw suffering, went crazy to understand it.
 * 12 steps, 8 things, 4 truths...
 * Reincarnation, evidentially
 * Mahayana vs. Theravada
 * Achieve Nirvana - nothingness
 * Focus on the present, enjoy the present

Proponents
 * Dhali Lama (office that people have held over time). Some history indicates that in Tibet at certain times they were just like other despots - cutting off people's hands as punishment. Currently a peace keeper. May have been assasinated - some kind of problem with succession.
 * Tich Naht Hanh - books various. Living Buddha Living Christ

Other ideas
 * Human Metaphysics 5 elements: form, feeling, perceptions, mental states, consciousness. Call the 5 aggregates? In Living Buddha Living Christ book by Ticht Naht Han