Buddhist Belief System
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Buddhism contains not only a consistent history, but also a somewhat consistent belief system that seems to me to be both a rational and acceptable way of looking at the world. According to Oxtoby, within the Buddhist belief system there are three primary sects or "vehicles". These are the Theraveda, Mahayana, and Vajrayana (2002). Although these three paths are slightly different from one another, they all follow what Buddhists refer to as the Three Gems or the Three Refuges. The Three Gems are the Buddha, the dharma, and the samgha. The Buddha, refers to the buddha of the current time or turn of the wheel, who was Siddhartha Gautama, otherwise known as Sakyamuni. After living a privileged life he left home to become a student and achieved full enlightenment at the age of 35. From that time until he died, at around 80 years old, he taught others so that they also could strive for enlightenment. The second gem, or refuge, the dharma, was Buddha's discourse on how best to achieve that enlighten
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