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origins of Buddhism

Origin of Buddhism: Sublime Ethical Atheism in a Nutshell

Buddhism gives supreme importance to mitigation of suffering for sustainable welfare and happiness of all human individuals in the present and in the future over any other artificial ideas, institutions, persons, powers, faiths, beliefs etc.

Buddhism does this by encouraging you to give up negativities like personal defilements including but not limited to emotionalism, jealousies, covetousness, conceit, hate etc.. On the other hand, Buddhism encourages to cultivate personal qualities of awareness, sensitivity, empathy, compassion, skillfulness, tolerance, patience, nonviolence, restrain etc.

The original form of Buddhism can be found through the Tripitakas or three baskets including Vinayapitak about discipline for monks, Suttapitaka about ideas or principles taught by buddha Siddarth Gautama and Ahidhammapitika about philosophy of primordial nature or sublime nature. These three baskets of Buddhist wisdom were constituted democratically by council of monks who personally learned from the buddha Siddartha Gautama.

According to Buddhism, first you deserve your care and attention then everyone else. Buddhism encourages you to be your own light and guide by finding and knowing the truth on your own using all means of knowledge.

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