In 538, Buddhism came to Japan from Korea. There was a conflict between powerful families. One of them would like to popularize Buddhism in Japan and another opposed it. The pro-Buddhism family won the conflict and finally Buddhism was app…

Buddha also taught the Noble Eightfold Path, which lead men to enlightenment. They are “good words,” “good meditation,” “good thinking,” and so on.

An important guiding principle of Buddhism is the Middle Way. There is no truth in an extreme way. If a man goes in the middle of roads, he can go faster and safer. Mild words and behavior are needed for good life.

He realized that he had taken this kind of practice to its limit. After he quietly meditated under a tree, he finally got enlightenment. Gautama was given milk by a village girl whose name was Sujatha.（コーヒーのミルクで「スジャータ」とい…

Gautama was born in Lumbini in modern-day Nepal as a prince of a kingdom. At age 29, he left his royal palace to search an answer for his spiritual suffering. As he tried to have very severe training, he almost starved himself to death in …

Buddhism is a religion which was founded by Gautama Buddha about 2500 years ago. There are two major branches of Buddhism. They are Theravada, “The School of the Elders”, and Mahayana, “The Great Vehicle”. Theravada is widespread around Sr…