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Buddhism (Baudha-Dhamma/Dharma, 仏法、仏道、仏教, Awakened Way) is the teaching of the Buddha (Awakened One) for all to become buddha (awakened) by practice of the Awakened Way, living awakening in nirvana. He was born to a royal family Kapilavatthu, and named Gotama Siddhattha (Gau-tama Siddha-artha: Skt., Best-cow Objective-attained). His life time has been transmitted in two traditions, Northern/Mahayana (643-383 B.C.) and Southern/Theravada (a century earlier than the former). He was awakened to the Dharma of Dependent Co-origination, that is, all phenomena are dependently co-originate on causes and conditions (Twelve-libmed Dependent Co-origination is a comprehensive formula of it attributed to the Seven Buddhas including the Buddha Gotama himself). He foresaw the destruction of the world due to the selfish karma, he aspired to save the world from destruction and dedicated his whole life to save it by going beyond karma (in the awakened life in nirvana). After his awakening he said to be Tathāgata (Thus-being, being in Thusness), when he was called "Hey, Gotama!" He was called and identified in many ways - Bhagavān (Fortunate One), Sākiya-muni(Thoughtful One from Sākiya), etc.

(Zen (禅, from Chinese 禅chan from Pali jhāna or Sanskrit dhyāna, meditation, to still karma (action, habit, heredity) is the practice of Buddhism throughout daily and the whole life. Its core practice is sitting still in meditation, stilling karma (new and old; physical, verbal, and mental), because all living beings are karma-heirs, -owners, -machines, and –refuged, as he revealed and provided this way to be freed from karma (psycho-physical) and freely use of it as refuge. The fist purpose of sitting is stilling karma to reach nirvana (no wind of karma: body and mind: conception, emotion, volition, perception), where one can be freed from sin (separation: selfishness, discrimination, destruction) and function holy (wholly wholesome), harmonious, healthy, and happy. From this vantage point of nirvana and awakening, we can cultivate and verify more awakening, freedom, equality, love, and peace, and live limitless life, light, liberation, likeness, and love, serving and saving all.

The Buddha was awakened to the Dharma (Norm/form) of all dharmas (forms/phenomena), i.e., Dependent Co-origination (all phenomena interdependently originate on causes and conditions), which is the base of all Buddhist principles and practices like the Triple Learning of vinaya (morality), samadhi (concentration), prajňā (prognosis). The most famous ones are the Four Holy Truths of suffering, origination (of it: craving), cessation (of it: nirvana), and paths (Eightfold Holy Path, Sixfold Perfection of Prognosis, etc.). The Eightfold Holy Path consists of right view, thinking, speech, action, livelihood, striving, mindfulness, concentration, and prognosis (prajňā: insight, wisdom). The Fourfold Dedication/Application is decreasing and stopping bad karma, and increasing and starting good karma. The Fourfold Limitlessness or the Fourfold Pure Life consists of friendship, compassion, joy, and equanimity, which is concretely realized by the Fourfold Embracing Matters of giving, loving speech, beneficial action, and sameness (being/doing same).

Anyone can realize nirvana and awakening, and requested to do so to save the world from destruction, as the Doomsday Clock points only three minutes before it. We must make the paradigm shift from karma sinfulness to nirvana holiness, only which can make that from unidirectional pyramidal civilization (urbanization, state-ism) of competition for power and matter in suffering to cyclical Indra-net culture of cooperation with life and heart in satisfaction, as our global intertwined problems of wars, terrorism, global warming, mass extinction, nuclear holocaust, etc. deem to doom. Practice makes perfect everyone’s limitless life good here now and forever for all throughout time and space. Please come and see the Awakened Way good in the beginning, middle, and end for all!

The Buddha and his followers were characterized as analysts (vivajja-vādin, actionists (kiriya-vādin). All Buddhists respect their Triple Treasures/Refuges of Buddha, Dharma, and Sańgha (Community) and practice the Triple Learnings. Buddhist Sańgha is composed of laymen, laywomen, male renouncers, and female renouncers. There are present/visible/local Sańghas and the universal/four-directional (worldwide) Sańgha.