Buddhist Belief System

A Buddhist Belief System is a religious belief system associated with the religious tradition of Buddhism.

• Context:
  • It can (typically) be held by Buddhists.
  • It can (typically) inform Buddhist Practices.
  • It can (often) influence the behavior and thought processes of its adherents.
  • It can include:
    • Belief in reincarnation (reincarnation).
    • Belief in Karma (Karma).
    • The practice of meditation as a path to enlightenment.
    • the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism:
      1. "life is marked by suffering,"
      2. "the cause of suffering is desire,"
      3. "cessation of suffering is achievable,"
      4. "the path to cessation of suffering is the Eightfold Path."
    • beliefs drawn from The Sutras.
  • …
• Example(s):
  • a Theravada Buddhism Belief System.
  • a Mahayana Buddhism Belief System.
  • a Lay Buddhist Belief System.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • A Christian Belief System, because it has different core beliefs such as the belief in the Holy Trinity.
  • A Materialistic Belief System, because it focuses on physical reality and tends not to incorporate spiritual or supernatural beliefs.
• See: Revealed Knowledge, Belief Set, Religious Belief System.

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