文章一覽:[分享] What is Buddhism? (新回覆在最前面,最多列出 6 個) [列出所有回覆]
jennifer
發表於: 2005/08/13 05:21pm
From the book: Good Question Good Answer by Ven. S. Dhammika
Question: What is Buddhism?
Answer: The name Buddhism comes from the word 'budhi' which means 'to wake up' and thus Buddhism is the philosophy of awakening. This philosophy has its origins in the experience of the man Siddhata Gotama, known as the Buddha, who was himself awakened at the age of 36. Buddhism is now 2500 years old and has about 300 million followers world-wide. Until a hundred years ago, Buddhism was mainly an Asian philosophy but increasingly it is gaing adherents in Europe and America.