What is so wonderful about Buddhism?

The historical Buddha is an embodiment of all the virtues that he preached. He preached and translated all his words into action. He was tireless in his spreading of the truth and was a perfect model example.

At no time did he ever show any human weakness or base passion. His qualities of morality, wisdom and compassion are almost perfect the world has ever known.


You can become perfect too

The Buddha represents the highest peak of spiritual cultivation possible. He taught that all can attain true perfection. No other founder of a religion has ever said that its followers too have the same chance to gain the same experience of peace, happiness and salvation as oneself. But the Buddha taught that anyone could attain the same bliss of supreme enlightenment if one was to practice as the Buddha did.


Beyond religion

If the definition of “religion” is the unquestionable belief and worship in a supreme entity with the obligation to carry out rites and rituals then Buddhism is definitely not a religion. It is beyond all conventional definitions of religion for Buddhism encourages intelligent doubting and believes in the potential supremacy of the individual.

Rites and rituals are seen as ceremonies that help guide and inspire us. They are important in that sense but they do not give us wisdom and true happiness. Buddhism is thus called religion only out of convention.

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