1. BUDDHISM The Middle Path

2. Religions of South Asia

3. Buddhism in the Subcontinent

6. Who was The Buddha?

7. His father was a ruler of a kingdom in modern day Nepal

9. OLD MAN

10. SICKNESS

11. DEATH

12. The Path To Enlightenment

13. Asceticism

14. Siddhartha – The Ascetic Years

23. Eightfold Path Right Views Right Intention Right Speech Right Action Right Livelihood Right Effort Right Mindfulness Right Concentration

26. What is the Self ?

27. Buddha – 19c Thailand

28. Buddha’s head : 2c Pakistan

29. Mandala: Wheel of Life Motif

30. Mandala: Wheel of Life Motif

31. Buddhist Altar

34. Theravada Buddhism

35. model their practice and lifestyle on that of the Buddha and his first generation of disciples by living close to nature in forest, mountains and caves. Monastic Life

37. Mahayana Buddhism

39. The Dalai Lama

42. The Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya 60 Foot tall Buddha Statue at Bodh Gaya The Bodhi Tree where Siddhartha found enlightenment.

43. “ I have given up extremes of either luxury or asceticism. I have discovered the Middle Way"

44. Sanchi stupa, Madhya Pradesh, built by the Emperor Ashoka (273-236BC). Monks making an early morning alms round, Myanmar. Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarova lies in the region of Burang. They are symbolized as the "Sacred Mountain and Holy Lake" of Buddhism, Hinduism and the indigenous religions.

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