Buddhism 佛教

佛教起源 Origins of Buddhism

佛教起源於古印度河流域迦毗羅衛國（現今尼泊尔和印度邊界間靠近尼泊爾）的王室太子悉達多·喬答摩於35歲修道成爲释迦牟尼佛後，在約前6世紀對弟子開示的“苦、集、滅、道”的教導內容，因緣轉趨為宗教化，为現代世界三大宗教之一。对於世界上，尤其是東亚、中南半島文化具有深刻的影响，此外在中亚、南亞和南洋群島地区的文化曾具有广泛的影响，现正在向欧洲、非洲、北美洲發展。佛教經歷史發展，通過南、北兩條傳播途徑，現代存在南傳上座部佛教、北傳大乘佛教兩條支脈，其中大乘佛教又分為顯宗（漢傳佛教的主要內容）和密宗（藏傳佛教的主要內容），故也有上座部、漢傳佛教（大乘）、藏傳佛教（金剛乘）三分法，各脈又有諸多宗派；南傳主要爲以聲聞乘阿羅漢果爲最高圣位，北傳則追求在未來世成佛，皆稱爲涅槃。

Buddhism originated in ancient Indus Basin Kapilavastu country (now Nepal and India between Nepal near the border) of the royal family Prince Siddhartha Gautama became 35 years old convent Sakyamuni Buddha later, About the 6th century ago, the teaching content of "suffering, gathering, extinction, and Tao" taught to disciples turned into religious content and became one of the three major religions in the modern world . It has a profound influence on the world, especially the culture of East Asia and the Indochina Peninsula . In addition , the culture of Central Asia , South Asia and the South Sea Islands has had a wide-ranging influence, and is now developing in Europe , Africa and North America . Buddhist scriptures historical development, through North and South two routes of transmission, there is a modern Theravada Theravada Buddhism , the North pass Mahayana Buddhism two offshoot, which is divided into Mahayana Buddhism Hyeonjong ( Chinese Buddhist main content) and Tantra ( Tibetan BuddhismThe main contents), so there are Theravada, Chinese Buddhism (Mahayana), Tibetan Buddhism ( Vajrayana ) trichotomy , each pulse there are many sects; Theravada mainly to Sravakayana Arhat Fruit The highest holy throne, the pursuit of Buddhahood in the future life is pursued in the north , which is called Nirvana .