HIST 2500 Chapter 8: Study Guide Chapter 8 - Buddhism.pdf
20 May 2014
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N the buddha passed into everlasting nirvana some 2500 years ago. N after a deep enlightenement experience at the age of 35, he spent the remaining. 45 years of his life teaching that all worldy things are transient phenomena. N set the wheel of dharma (teaching) in motion, established a community (sangha) of disciples and charged his followers to carry the dharma to all regions of the world. N buddhism is the dominant religion in many parts of east, south, and southeast. N buddhism has three main traditions or vehicles. N the earliest is thereavada also known as hinayana, which spread to southeast. N the second is mahayana, which became the principal school in east asia, and the third is vajrayana, which developed out of mahayana and became closely associated with the himalayan region. N buddhists say they take refuge in the triple gem: (1) the buddha, (2) the dharma, and (3) the sangha.
