About this deck
Buddhism is what the Buddha taught and what his followers — across 2,500 years and a continent — made of the teaching. It is one of the largest world religions; it is also a distinctive philosophical and contemplative tradition that arguably stands on its own without religious claims. Key sections include: Bud dhism.; Opening What Buddhism is.; Chapter I The Buddha.; Chapter II The Four Noble Truths.; Chapter III The Noble Eightfold Path.; Chapter IV The three marks of existence.; Chapter V Dependent origination.; Chapter VI The community.; Chapter VII The early centuries.; Chapter VIII Theravāda — the Southern tradition..