| 1. Buddhism gets its name from a man known by his | | | | 12. - Panna: wisdom. |
| followers as the Buddha, or the awaken one. He was | | | | 13. Buddhism has spread through two main schools or |
| born in a princely family in a region of Northern India | | | | branches: Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana |
| that now lies in Southern Nepal. | | | | Buddhism. |
| 2. There are about 500 million Buddhists worldwide. | | | | 14. Theravada means "Doctrine of the Elders". It's the |
| 3. Buddhism is based on the teachings of Siddharta | | | | oldest of the surviving schools of Buddhism. It |
| Gautama, known as the Buddha. His basic teachings | | | | represents a conservative option and it maintains |
| are The Four Noble Truths and The Noble Eightfold | | | | many of the practices and beliefs of the early |
| Path. | | | | followers of the Buddha. |
| 4. The Four Noble Truths are: | | | | 15. Mahayana means "The Great Vehicle". It's a reform |
| 5. - The Truth of Suffering: All is suffering. | | | | movement that changes the content of Buddhist |
| 6. - The Arising of Suffering: Suffering arises from | | | | practice in profound ways. It is the greatest (with more |
| desire and delusion. | | | | practitioners) surviving school. |
| 7. - The Cessation of Suffering: Nirvana is the solution. | | | | 16. Both the Theravada and Mahayana accept the |
| 8. - The Truth of the Way: How to achieve Nirvana. | | | | Tripitakas (also known as Pali Canon) as their |
| 9. The Noble Eightfold Path includes eight concepts | | | | scriptures. |
| that would lead to Nirvana. This path is often divided in | | | | 17. The Mahayana also have the Mahayana Sutras, |
| three categories: | | | | which they regard as more important than the Pali |
| 10. - Sila: moral conduct. | | | | Canon. The Theravada finds these Sutras as |
| 11. - Samadhi: mental concentration (meditation). | | | | irrelevant. |