Religion

This project about "Religion", is made by Luke, Natalie and Samantha. We all hope you enjoy the infomation we give you and we also hope you learn something from this inquiry. Enjoy. Bhuddhism is Tailands main religion. All buddhism beliefs are taught by the buddha. The buddha lived a long time ago, and is the buddhists god. One of the most popular lists that the buddhas live on, are the "Four Noble Truths", and the "Eightfold Path". The fourh Noble Truth is acheived by following the "Eightfold Path".

The Four Noble Truths
 * 1) Suffering
 * 2) Suffering is caused by greed and disire
 * 3) The way to stop suffering is by giving up greed and disire, to reach perfection.
 * 4) Perfection is achieved by following the "Eghtfold Path".

The Eightfold Path The buddhists believe that the purpose of life is to end suffering. The buddha taght humans suffer because we keep striving after non lasting happieness. The buddha also taght people how to make life better. They are called the "Five Precepts of life" The Five Precepts of Life.
 * 1) Right understanding
 * 2) Right thought
 * 3) Right speech
 * 4) Right action
 * 5) Right livehood
 * 6) Right sffort
 * 7) Right mindfullness
 * 8) Right concentration

Those are most of the beliefs that the buddhas live on.
 * 1) Don't harm any living creature
 * 2) Don't steal but give lots
 * 3) Don't take more than you need
 * 4) Don't lie
 * 5) Don't act thoughtlessly

Buddhist is a type of religion to Tailand, it is the main religion. 95% of Thai people are Buddhist. It has been the main religion since the 13th century. Sri Lanka brought the religion to Tailand. __ Monks __ A young Thai man can become a monk (they can only stay up to three months and you can be a monk for three weeks). If you are a monk, you must be respectful, polite and you are not allowed to fuss. If a young man is a monk, the family gets a lot of respect. Followers give monks money and make offerings at shrines. If you are a monk, you can become a trainee. You have to have a lot of education and study a lot. When you go into a temple, remember: do not wear shoes, vests or shorts. Also, always remember: do not touch the image of buddha. When you are a buddhist remember to follow this quote: Do good receive good, do evil receive evil. __Celebrating Buddha__ This religous celebration falls in May or early June. There is also Buddha season from July to October. The celebration is the Buddha's life and death. The celebration is called Visahha and all neghbourhoods throw flour and water over each other. They do that because they believe it will rain. __ What type of gods do they have? __ Gods have been big in Thailand. They have been remembered for many years.There has been gods like King Ramkhanhaeng who was the first ruler of Sukhothai. One mean and cruel god was Chulalongkorn and he was a ruler as well. He had lots of slaves. He got the slaves by people selling each other. The rules were that if a husband didn't want his wife, they could sell them to Chulalongkorn. If the parents didn't want their children, they could sell them. He was born1868 and died 1910. There was a story about Pho Khun Pha Muang and Pho Khun Bang Klang Hao when they fought Khmer for the kingdom Sukhothai. When they killed Khmer, they became gods and ruled the kingdom.