Buddhist Philosophies

• Teaches individuals how to cope in the world full or misery.

• Buddha, Siddhartha, when he was a prince first, rejected worldly concerns and courtly life and decided to live in the country.

• Believes in reincarnation, a cycle of birth and rebirth.

• Enlightenment, or reaching Nirvana, ends the cycle, through good deeds and living a devotional life to charities, religious fervor, and love of all.

Common Themes of Buddism

• The Lion = Buddha's initial royalty

• The Wheel (chakra) = Buddha's law

• The Lotus = Buddha's pure nature

• Columns surrounds by a wheel = Buddha's teachings

• Empty throne, umbrella, footsteps, lone wheel, Bodhi tree = Buddha