Buddhism

• Nearly 2500 years ago, Siddhartha Gautama separated

  from Hinduism and became known as the Buddha or

  “Enlightened One“
• There are around 350 million Buddhists with one third of the

  population residing in China. Meanwhile, round 90% of

  Thailand’s population are Buddhists.
• Buddhism is based on the teachings of Buddha.
• Buddhists do not worship gods or God.
• Buddha is also not a god but is considered by Buddhists as

  their end goal, the one they would like to attain, to be free

  from the cycle of life and death.
• Just like the Hindus, Buddhists believe in the cycle of

  rebirths and part of this rebirth is suffering.
• The end goal of a Buddhist is to let go of all the selfish

  yearnings and hostility by purifying the heart. They do this

  through meditation until they reach Nirvana, where all these

  selfish attachments to oneself are extinguished.
• Buddhists do not acknowledge companies which do not

  give importance to the environment and animals.
• buddhism believe that the world has become very materialistic

  and therefore, people should be taught not to be attached to

  worldly possessions.
• People can engage in business activities and may become

  wealthy but money, status, and power should not conquer

  them.