Buddhism

1) all human beings must endure suffering
2) suffering, which is caused by desires (for life), leads to reincarnation
3) Goal of existence is an escape of suffering and the endless cycle of reincarnation by means of Nirvana
4) Nirvana is achieved by the Eightfold Path, which includes rightness of understanding, mindfulness, speech, action, livelihood, effort, thought, and concentration.

Four Noble Truths

Important Facts
-they have similar beliefs to Hinduism (it is an outgrowth of Hinduism)
-originated in India
-founded by Siddhartha Gautama
-holy text: The Three Baskets of Wisdom
-worship in a shrine
-Karma and Dharma determine how you return in your next life
-believe in meditation

Symbol = The Wheel

-represents the teachings of the Buddha, he was the one who turned the wheel of the dharma
-eight spokes of the wheel symbolize the Noble Eightfold Path set out by the Buddha