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Buddhism

Lumbini is the birth place of

Lord Buddha. It is in Rupandehi
district, Lumbini Province of
Nepal. Buddha was born in 563
BC. Buddhist people follow the
teachings of Gautam Buddha.

Buddhism is listed as the world’s
fourth largest religion. The main
teachings of Buddhism is to speak Lumbini

the truth, say no to violence, don’t
steal from others, follow good behaviours, avoid addictions of any kind and
have faith in religion. Apart from these, he also started teaching four noble
truths to people. They are:

The world is full of suffering.

Suffering is the result of people’s greed and attachment to materialistic
world.

Everyone can get rid of the suffering through salvation.
Salvation can be achieved by following eight fold paths. They are: right

thought, right speech, right action, right effort, right memory, right
understanding, right livelihood and right meditations.

The place where the Buddhists pray and study is called the Vihar or Gumba.
Tripitaka and Jatak are the major religious books of the Buddhists. The main
festivals of the Buddhist are Baishakh Purnima and Lhosar. Vihars and Gumbas

are main religious place where
Buddhists go to pray.

Kirant religion

Kirant is also one of the oldest
religions followed in our country.
The Kirantis worship the nature like
trees, mountains, jungle, river, etc. Udhauli Parva

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