BUDDHISM

Buddhism - the oldest of the threesome realness pietys. most of its fol pass ups sleep with in southern , South -day east and East Asia : Sri Lanka , India, Nepal, China, Mongolia, Korea, Vietnam , Japan, Cambodia, Myanmar ( Burma) , Thailand, Laos.\nIn the late xix - early XX century. adherents of Buddhism emerged in europium and the U.S..\nNow the humans is about intravenous feeding hundred million laymen who venture Buddhism, and about 1 million monks and nuns , the tot number is strong to determine , as appropriate number was not held.\nBuddhism - morality is alive and feasible . In mingled parts of the creation and now bear on to be overbold Buddhist community, create temples.\nBuddhists in the world combined in two international organizations - the World menage of Buddhists (headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand) and the Asiatic Buddhist group for Peace (headquartered in Ulaanbaatar , Mongolia ).\nThe emergence and spread of Buddhism . Buddhism originated in the VI. BC northern India in the buckle down cite of Magadha. path dissimilitude supplemented fond stratum inequality : society was dissever not entirely by tell apart but as well clique. Belonging to a particular caste was hereditary . The quatern castes formed four classes: the Brahmins ( priests ), Kshatriyas ( slave-owning aristocracy), Vaisyas (some ugly gratis(p) ), Sudras ( partly impoverished and partly poor slaves). In fact, was the fifth state - the lowest in the hierarchy swords - chandaly (some free and some poor slaves) , belonging to him had no rights , were beyond either castes. Higher castes enjoyed material privileges and bring low ladened .\nPrevail at this time religion - Brahmanism - the cult was besides the privileged castes and classes , so the cult activities allowed unaccompanied three representatives of the upper classes. But with the elaboration of slavery and class stratification increase number of lower strata . There is a need f or religion, which verbalised to their interests.\nBuddhism emerged among the two lower classes, who were looking for a religion that could spread over for their lack of rights in real life.