The Buddhism religion
By: Mattea T
History of Buddhism
The religion Buddhism started 2,500 years ago when eight hairs were
brought from buddha’s head, and are still treasured today. Buddha
wasn’t always called Buddha. His name was Siddhartha Gautama, and he
was a prince in a kingdom near the present day border of India and Nepal.
His followers then started to call him Buddha, Which means
Enlightened One. When the people started the buddhism
they started worshiping Meditation. After the Buddhism
religion became a bigger thing in india it began to spread
to Nepal, Tibet, and China. Meditation. Digital image. Web. 15 Feb. 2016. <https://pixabay.com/static/uploads/photo/2015/10/31/12/28/buddha-1015552_960_720.jpg>.
What it means to be buddhist
Buddha or Siddhārtha Gautama
Buddha. Digital image. Web. 15 Feb. 2016. <https://pixabay.com/static/uploads/photo/2015/04/06/19/34/buddha-709861_960_720.jpg>.
Mahākāśyapa
Mahākāśyapa. Digital image. Web. 15 Feb. 2016. <https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Buddha-painting.jpg>.
Mahinda
Mahinda. Digital image. Web. 15 Feb. 2016. <https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Mahinda_Rajapaksa_at_Ananda_College.jpg>.
The moon
Important Celebration: Wesak
Important celebration: New year's and new year's eve
New years- New years eve is actually more important than New year's day. They have evening ceremonies where at midnight they ring bells 108 times. They believe that when the new years comes it is a fresh start for them.