- Sakyamuni Buddha as the Original Buddha.
- ere is no supreme deity who created the world and
governed it. - e Four Noble Truths.
- e Noble Eightfold Path.
- e Truth of Dependent Origination (Patticasamupada).
6. e concepts on Impermanence (Anicca), Suffering
(Dukkha) and Non-self (Anatta). - e ree Trainings (Trisiksa) of Morality (sila),
Meditation (samadhi) and Wisdom (prajna).
Both Schools of Buddhism entered China a few hundred years
after the Buddha’s death but the Mahayana took firm roots in the
hearts of the Chinese as can be seen by the number of Mahayana
Sects that eventually developed.hinese uddhism
Historical record has it that two Buddhist missionaries from
India, on the 30th day of the 12th month, in the year 68 ,
arrived at the court of Emperor Ming (ruled 58–75 ) of the
Han Dynasty. ey enjoyed imperial favours and stayed on to
translate various Buddhists Texts, one of which, e Sutra in
Forty-two Sections, enjoyed wide popularity which continues to
be so even today. Buddhism soon took roots in the Chinese soil
covering the entire country with monasteries which welcome all
who felt a call to enter a monastic life. ese monasteries sub-
sisted on a common fund sustained by gifts from the charitable.
ey became a refuge for the unhappy, the unwanted and those
who have noble intentions.