Buddhism

Buddhism

 

Gautama Buddha was also known as shakayamui he was born into kshatriya family in Lumbini in 587 Bc near kapilvastu in napile his father suddhana headed  the shakay

a clan and his mother Maya Devi belonged Koshalar Dynasty  he liked meditation from a very early age in a prophecy . He was declared to become a "Buddha or a great king one day in the future" when he went out of the place after 29 years he saw four great incidents.

 While the first time the scene that made him aware of the consequences life he witnessed the despair of a sick man .second he witnessed an man who was very old . thirdly was a death man The last one was a person who was relieved from the attachment of life

• Buddhist council was organised by the king Ajatshatru in the year 483 bc presized munk mahakasyss it was held at sattapani cave at rajgriha.
• Buddhist teachings were divided into 3 pitakas in the first council of Buddhism.
• Second Buddhist council was organised by king kalasaha in 383 BC at vaishali and was preside by sabakami.
• Third Buddhist council was organised by king Ashoka in 250 BC in Pataliputra and was presided by maggaliputra.
• Four Buddhist Council was organised by King kanishka in 72 AD in kundalvana Kashmir and was precisided by vasumitra . This council was important because Buddhist was divided into two groups mahayana and hinayana .

School of Buddhism

•  Mahayana great vehicle school of Buddhism considered Buddha as a God and promoted ideal worship of Buddha orignatedKashmir, North India .
• Hinayana lesser vehicle school of philosophy stressed upon the original teaching of Buddhism theravada philosophy is a part of hinayana developed in srilanka .
• Vajrayana school of Buddhism organised in 900 CE and also known as the tantric Buddhism organted by India.

                 

Important Books of Buddhism

• Vinay Patrika contains the conduct rules of monks and nuns to and force the religion discipline
• Sutta pitakas compilation of Buddhist teachings "Dham " divided into digha , Nikaya, Anguttara, khuddaka,Samyutta and Majjhima Nikaya are the five types.
• Abhidhamma pitaka contains the philosophical analysis of Buddha and monks teaching. 
• Below are some other books Divyavadana, Dipavamasa, Mahavamsa and Milind panha  

Causes and decline of Buddhism

• By the end of 12th century Buddhism declined in India.
• Buddhist rapidly lost the touch with the common people and also abanef Pali and adopted Sanskrit which was called as the language of intelligence.
• Royal offering and grand encouraged Buddhism monks live comfortably life style at monasteries and some villages like Nalanda started collecting revenue from more than 200 villages. 
• By the 7th century Buddhist monasteries became the central of easy being people rather than religious institutions the new type of deserve was called as vajrayana 
• Pushyamitra shunga (bramin ) persecuted Buddhism was also one of the reason why the religion declined.