Buddhism
| > | I’ve been reading about reincarnation, and the Buddhists say we come back as animals and they refer to them as lesser beings. Well, animals aren’t lesser beings; they’re just like us. So I say fuck the Buddhists. | < |
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Buddhism is an Indian religion and philosophy based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama. You'll find the majority of Buddhists worldwide in China, Myanmar, and, ironically, Thailand and Japan.
It's ironic because the hedonistic depravity in which these two countries indulge - namely transgenderism, sex work, pornography, etc. - are all directly discordant with Buddhist doctrines, such as yathābhūtañāṇadassana (seeing things as they are), taṇhā (abstinence from sensory indulgence) and the precepts of Pancha Sila, which repudiate sexual misconduct, false speech, intoxicants and so forth.
Still, no matter how wholesome of an impression you might've been left with of Buddhism, you nonetheless mustn't entrust innocence to every adherent out there on Earth. For example, the Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso once kissed a young boy on the lips and asked him to "suck his tongue", all during a public event.
History
[edit | edit source]Buddhism appeared in northeastern India during the 6th and 5th centuries BC, when Siddhartha Gautama, prince of the Shakya clan, forsook aristocratic life in search of enlightenment after witnessing what are traditionally called the Four Sights: an old person, a sick person, a corpse, and an ascetic, exposing him to human suffering and aging for the first time. He then deserted and meditated under a tree or something and figured that he could attract people to his wisdom if he threw in borderline schizophrenic psychedelic shit with it - I mean, he did study the human mind the most.
Siddhartha, now the Buddha, would spread Buddhism by walking across northern India for 45 years and talking to everyone, be it kings or farmers. After his death, his followers would preserve his teachings by word of mouth, and one important leap forward was with the conversion of Emperor Ashoka the Great after a war that killed more than a hundred thousand. He sent missionaries across Asia via the Silk Road, and Buddhism would then be adapted by local cultures to concur with their own - this is why there's such a humongous gap between estimates of Buddhists in China, from ~50 to ~200 and even ~250 million followers - you have to consider if you'll count only those who specifically follow Buddhism or include those that integrate it somehow.
Interestingly enough, Buddhism in India, its place of origin, is very unpopular nowadays. This is because a series of Turkic
Major schools
[edit | edit source]Like many other religions Buddhism exists in many different variations, primarily in three major schools that sharecore foundations but differ in their primary texts, spiritual ideals, and geographic centers. Note that despite having major differences they don't really hate each other and barely had any religious wars between each other.
Theravada
[edit | edit source]Theravada (meaning "Doctrine of the Elders") Often referred to as Southern Buddhism, is the oldest surviving school of Buddhism, practiced today by over 100 million people worldwide. It is the dominant religion in Sri Lanka and a bunch of seamonkey countries. Theravada aims to preserve and practice the original teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (the historical Buddha) as recorded in the ancient Pāli Canon.
They are also known for slaughtering a bunch of mudslimes in Myanmar
Mahayana
[edit | edit source]Mahayana (meaning "Great Vehicle") is another branch of Buddhism, focusing on universal salvation and the collective liberation of all living beings rather than just individual enlightenment. It arose in India around the 1st century BCE to 1st century CE and later spread across China, Japan, Korea, Tibet, Vietnam, and Mongolia. Practitioners vow to attain Buddhahood not just for themselves, but to help guide all sentient beings to liberation, often delaying their own final entry into Nirvana. It also recognizes a vast collection of texts beyond early scriptures (such as the Heart Sutra, Diamond Sutra, and Lotus Sutra) and envisions multiple Buddhas and celestial Bodhisattvas across infinite worlds.
they also refer to early buddhist schools as Hinayana which means lesser, or inferior vehicle. Which makes Theravadins seethe
Vajrayana
[edit | edit source]Vajrayana (the "Diamond" or "Thunderbolt" Vehicle) is an esoteric branch of Mahayana Buddhism that emerged in India around the 5th to 7th century CE and later flourished in Tibet, the Himalayas, and parts of East Asia.an esoteric branch of It also uses tantric methods to accelerate the path to enlightenment.
Relation to soyjak.party
[edit | edit source]On September 16, 2024, a poll was conducted on the /soya/ board of soyjak.party, querying 'teens on their race, religion, political views, gender, region, and relationship and education status. According to data compiled on September 28 of the same year, two out of 128 voters identified as Buddhist .
Shifting over to the /q/ board, Red once claimed in a Q&A hosted therein to be a Buddhist.[1]
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Relation to gigas
[edit | edit source]Introduction of Buddhism to gigas suffering from OGD stages one through two was found to be a promising new treatment of the disorder, placing patients under a meditative effect. During this period, a book titled Shit Everyboldy Cares Aboud was written, which sought to communicate Buddhist principles in Gigaspeak. Research efforts would be completely abandoned, however, when it was decreed on December 20, 2025, that any giga confirmed to have OGD were to be euthanised.
