Inleiding boeddhisme: de basisleer

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Het boeddhisme is geen godsdienst of geloofsysteem in de traditionele zin. Het is een spirituele traditie die 2500 jaar geleden in Noord-India begon met Siddhartha Gautama. Hij was een mens met dezelfde spirituele aanleg als ieder van ons. Voor Siddhartha stond de vraag centraal hoe lijden ontstaat en hoe we een einde van lijden kunnen vinden. Na zes jaren van meditatie en oefening vond hij het antwoord op deze vraag waardoor hij bekend werd als de Boeddha Shakyamuni. Boeddha betekent "de ontwaakte" en ook "de verlichte", en Shakyamuni betekent 'de heilige van de Shakya-stam" de bevolkingsgroep waartoe Siddhartha behoorde. Vervolgens wijdde hij zijn verdere leven aan het helpen van anderen in het vinden van diepe gemoedsrust, innerlijke vrede en mededogen.