Buddhism Explained

Buddhism, the religion probably most associated with peace, tranquility, and bald guys. One of the oldest surviving religions Buddhism started 2500 years ago in India and is now the world's fourth-largest religion. With over 520 million followers, or 7% of humanity. Almost all located within Asia. And if you live outside of Asia you might not know a lot about Buddhist beliefs.

So what is Buddhism? Who is The Buddha? And Is life an endless cycle of pain, misery, disappointment and death!!! WELL, LET'S FIND OUT.

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Sources and Further Reading:

Buddhism by Damien Keown
What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula
In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon (The Teachings of the Buddha) by The Dalai Lama (Author), Bhikkhu Bodhi (Author)
Gowans, Christopher (2004). Philosophy of the Buddha: An Introduction

Works of Thích Nhất Hạnh

For more information check out:
Buddhism For Dummies by Jonathan Landaw
Buddhism for Beginners by Thubten Chodron

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[brodyrichards]

As someone from the United States where it is mainly Christianity, I've never really felt attached to it nor believed it. Buddhism seems so much more realistic and impactful.

[asuune]

I love how chill Buddhism is. As somebody with anxiety, having the mindset to not want to control everything actually reduces the anxiety.

[randomdudewholikesmusic]

I was Christian for my entire childhood, then Atheist for a handful, but after reading about Buddhism, I feel... Enlightened. It genuinely feels RIGHT to me. It makes me smile.

I think, I finally found tue first ever step on my own journey.

[MrMinnesoda]

the more pain I feel in life the more I turn to the Budda's teaching.

My fiancee/partner of 6.5 years just left me and I'm here reminding myself that all this pain isn't necessary nor does it really exist. I must allow it to flow past and experience here while I have the chance.

[xinjiangstan]

And Buddha never preached to his disciples to follow his teachings blindly, in fact he was quite liberal and allowed his followers to pick and choose their beliefs.

[sinhalalion]

Much love to all our Buddhist brothers from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰❤️🇲🇲🇧🇹🇰🇭🇮🇳🇳🇵🇱🇦🇹🇭 (Tibet as well)

[mehdisol]

i love Buddhism, it is so pure. it is the only religion that doesn't tell you hurt or kill or disrespect other because they don't belive, are impure, of another race or culture or whatever. it's just pure peace

[_YanoSkylar]

as a buddhist i really like watching videos that explain buddhism. i know and understand everything about my religion but i am always curious what other people learn about it. i saw a lot but...this one is the most accurate. from japan🇯🇵💕

[guitarslim]

As a Buddhist myself, I must say that this was an excellent video. I didn't think it would be at first, but I was pleasantly surprised. Well done, sir. Thank you.

[harryye]

I'm surprised how much I agree with the Buddhist beliefs. A lot of this is a good lesson for people of all religions. Thanks for the info!

[Aurpon]

Never in my life I thought a Westerner will be more knowledgeable about Buddhism then it's birthplace..
Exquisitely explained & deconstructed the concept of Buddhism for all to understand.
Excellent job brother..
From
A humble Buddhist from Bangladesh🇧🇩

[sampajano]

Such a nice intro of Buddha and Dhamma! Appreciate it!! 😊🙏

[thomasbrown]

Started my buddhist journey about a year ago. Best choice ever made. My life and mind have never been better. Love from wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[reganbrannigan]

As an Atheist, Buddhism has always interested me. I may not be spiritual, or believe in a higher power, but I like everything it stands for and teaches.

[Arnice]

I'm a Buddhist i love and am pound to be one i shall follow Buddha's teachings and hope to be a Buddhist monk one day 🙏❤☸

[iitianankit]

I'm an atheist but if I were to choose a religion...it would have been Buddhism without a doubt

[sourabh_mandlik]

Life is suffering and biggest suffering is YouTube buffering.😂

[antenna]

I think the coolest part of Buddhism is that the way its core is written (at least, how you explained it) to *specifically* not conflict with other religions. There's no higher power you need to believe in, and it's modular enough to work within most other major faiths. It's like a well-written software package for 30 different languages with helpful tools, something that most people might benefit from and that doesn't require a huge change.

[tadeasgubala]

The Buddha invented escaping the matrix

[moonnekong]

I am a Christian. And I love Buddhism.❤