Buddhism Essay

Buddhism Essay
Tiger Woods has recently been involved in a very mind boggling and life
changing situation. Tiger Woods has been caught cheating on his wife with other
women. This event truly shows that Tiger’s desires have brought sorrow to his life. This
is very   ironic because the desires he has brought among himself are believed
to be what the Buddhist faith encourages its followers. Buddhism is supposed to be a
very peaceful and calm religion in which people try to avoid desires, which Tiger
Woods isn’t achieving.
To begin, the founder of Buddhism is Siddhartha Gautama. Siddhartha was born
in 563 B.C. He was the prince of northern India. He was the son of King Suddhodana
and Queen Maya. Siddhartha lived a very luxurious life and was pampered by his
father. At age twenty nine, Siddhartha would finally be exposed to the outside world.
While outside he saw the world from a different perspective. He would now be exposed
to poverty, disease, and death.
Gautama gave up his family and possessions to find a cure for the
world’s suffering.   For years, he wondered through the forests of Kosala and
Magadha. He meditated to achieve peace and fasted. After six years of
searching for an answer, while Siddhartha was meditating under a tree. Suddenly Gautama
would achieve Enlightenment.
Enlightenment is state of inner calm and understanding. After this experience,
Siddhartha would become known as Buddha. Throughout his lifetime he would spread his
religious thoughts and his   philosophy until his death in 483   B.C. Buddha would live until the
age of eighty.
Buddhism isn’t like Christianity or Judaism, it’s such a historic religion. It was founded in
the five hundreds in India. There are approximately three hundred million followers of  
Buddhism. Buddhism is followed by people all over the world like India, China, Nepal, and Sri
Lanka.   The place of worship is called a Vihara. The Viharas are a location for monks, to live in
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