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Japanese and Thai (minority) Buddhism has a long history in Indonesia, and it is one of the six recognized religions in the country, along with Islam, Christianity ( Protestantism and Catholicism ), Hinduism and Confucianism. According to 2023 estimates roughly 0.71% of the total citizens of Indonesia were Buddhists, numbering around 2 million.
Vesak (Pali: Vesākha; Sanskrit: Vaiśākha), also known as Buddha Jayanti, [11] Buddha Purnima, [12] and Buddha Day, is a holiday traditionally observed by Buddhists in South Asia and Southeast Asia, as well as Tibet and Mongolia. [13] It is among the most important Buddhist festivals.
Sanghyang Adi Buddha is a concept of God in Indonesian Buddhism. This term was used by Ashin Jinarakkhita at the time of Buddhist revival in Indonesia in the mid-20th century to reconcile the first principle of the official philosophical foundation of Indonesia ( Pancasila ), i.e. Ketuhanan Yang Maha Esa (lit.
In general, "belief in an individual self" or, more simply, "self view" refers to a "belief that in one or other of the khandhas there is a permanent entity, an attā ." [ 20] Similarly, in MN 2, the Sabbasava Sutta, the Buddha describes "a fetter of views" in the following manner: Views of the six heretical teachers.
The Buddhist calendar is a set of lunisolar calendars primarily used in Tibet, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam as well as in Malaysia and Singapore and by Chinese populations for religious or official occasions. While the calendars share a common lineage, they also have minor but important variations ...
Buddhism portal. v. t. e. Rebirth in Buddhism refers to the teaching that the actions of a sentient being lead to a new existence after death, in an endless cycle called saṃsāra. [ 1][ 2] This cycle is considered to be dukkha, unsatisfactory and painful. The cycle stops only if Nirvana (liberation) is achieved by insight and the ...
Buddhism ( / ˈbʊdɪzəm / BUUD-ih-zəm, US also / ˈbuːd -/ BOOD- ), [ 1][ 2][ 3] also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion [ a] and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE. [ 7]
In Buddhism, an āgama (आगम Sanskrit and Pāli, Tibetan ལུང་ (Wylie: lung) for " sacred work" [ 1] or "scripture" [ 2]) is a collection of early Buddhist texts . The five āgama together comprise the Suttapiṭaka of the early Buddhist schools, which had different recensions of each āgama. In the Pali Canon of the Theravada, the ...