Universal or Ethnic? Why?
Universal as a person can be of any ethnic, national or racial background and become a Buddhist
Mono or Poly?
Polytheistic-flourished in different countries, and some of those countries have polytheistic folk religions.
Prophet or Founding Thinker
Emperor Asoka founded Buddhism
Branches
Mahayana, Theravada, Tantrayana
Major Beliefs & Sacred Text
One fundamental belief of Buddhism is often referred to as reincarnation — the concept that people are reborn after dying.
3 Practices
4 Noble Truths
5 Precepts
8Fold Paths
Calendar & Symbol
It is a lunisolar calendar having months that are alternately 29 and 30 days, with an intercalated day and a 30-day month added at regular intervals. All of its forms are based on the original 3rd-century Surya Siddhanta, not its modern form.
The wheel is one of the most important Buddhist symbols, as it represents the teachings of the Buddha. The Buddha was the one who “turned the wheel of the dharma” and thus the wheel symbol is the Dharmachakra, or “wheel of law.” The Tibetan term for this symbol, chos kyi’khor lo, means “the wheel of transformation.”
Diffusion
Emperor Asoka sent out missionaries to neighboring Empires Also, merchants introduce this religion to China who became very receptive so, they decided to translate Buddhist text into Chinese.
Holy Places
Performed primarily by Monks rather than the general public. Someone can be a believer in other Easter religions. Some go to church, mosque, temples, or their own homes.
Architecture
The Statue of Buddha on a lotus flower stands at Po Lin Monastery on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island in China.
