Intro to Buddhhism

The Buddhas name was Siddhartha Guatama and he was born in Nepal. He came from a wealthy family where his father sheltered him from the outside world. He was protected from all the negative in the world and didn't know it existed. He decided to finally leave the palace in which he saw all that he was being protected of. He say an old man, a diseased man, a corpse, and a holy man. After this experience is when he started his journey to become the Buddha.The three jewels are the Buddha, Sangha, and Dharma and the are the ideals at the hear of Buddhism. Another major teaching is the Threefold Way which is ethics, meditation, and wisdom. The Four Noble Truths are 1.All existence is dukkha, 2.The cause of dukkha is craving, 3.The cessation of dukkha comes with the cessation of craving, and $.There is a path that leads from dukkha. The Noble eightfold path is 1.Right Views 2.Right Intentions 3.Right Speech 4. Right Conduct 5.Right Livelihood 6.Right Effort 7.Right Mindfulness 8.Right Medidtation.