Buddhist Beliefs On The Meaning Of Life

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Buddhists believe the meaning of life is to end suffering and find happiness within themselves and not from others or objects. They also believe that attaching ourselves to objects will cause temporary happiness, but when the object is lost at sometime, it will lead to unhappiness and suffering. Buddhists believe that we need to get to know that many things can lead to joy in life, but most things are temporary. They think that we should let go from attachment, and find enlightenment and joy in ourselves.

Buddhism was founded by an Indian Prince called Siddarta Guatama, who lived sometime around 500BCE. During a trip he saw a poor, sick man and a dead person for the first time. He was shocked so much that so many people in the world were suffering that he left his home and family to find inner peace …show more content…

As a child he was brought up as a Christian but he always wanted true inner peace, and he found exactly that, through Buddha’s teachings. Self-reflection and meditation was one of the only ways to find happiness in life. Richard Gere has been helping other people that are suffering in different ways for many years using what he had learnt from the teachings of Buddha. Because of being a celebrity, it means that he is able to influence large amounts of people to be aware of people suffering and to help cure them. In 1991 Richard Gere set up the Gere Foundation, aiming to promote human rights, especially for the people suffering in Tibet. He has brought attention to the Tibetan Buddhist people having their lives threatened by nearby countries. He has been a strong voice in the battle against HIV/AIDS discriminations. Gere donates funds from his foundation to groups working to address human rights issues around the world. It seems that his message is; if something goods comes around into your life, you should make sure that you repay that blessing by helping others who can’t help

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