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- Buddhism is 500 years older than Christianity
- The 3 major tenants Buddha taught his followers was not to be ignorant, hate others, or get angry
- Buddhist nuns are not allowed to criticize Buddhist monks, but monks can criticize nun
- Before entering a temple, shoes must be removed to show respect for Buddha
- Buddhism was founded in the 6th century in the north eastern part of India
- Buddhists go to temple, not at a special time or day, but when they can. It is common for Buddhists to go on a full moon day.
- Buddha was originally born a wealthy prince
- Practicing Buddhists view Buddha as a teacher and not a god
- Buddha's teachings were spread by nonviolent ways such as speaking or carvings on important buildings
- Buddha taught and traveled his whole life, until he died at age 80
Statistics
- Buddhism has 376 million followers worldwide
- Buddhism is the 4th largest religion in the world
- Equality differs on what people's opinion have
- Some say Buddhist women including nuns have faced harsh discrimination in the past
- Some also say that Buddhist women's freedom was and is extremely limited
- Others say that men have ruled over the women, and women do what the men say
- A lot of people also say the women are capable of getting to Nirvana, the Buddhist heaven , and that there is no discrimination at all against women
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