Thai Buddhist Holy Symbol: "Bua"

These Thai fabric lotus flowers, called "bua", are the traditional flower of Buddhism. Buddhists believe that when the Lord Buddha took his first steps, lotus blooms opened up to cushion the soles of his feet.

With its roots in the mud, the plant rises above the dirty water to yield a flower of perfect beauty and purity. For Buddhists, the flower stands for pureness of spirit and the flowers are widely used as offerings at shrines, in spirit houses and in the temple.

Buddhism is a religion in which people follow the teachings of the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) who lived and taught about 2500 years ago. Buddhists do not believe in a personal creator god. Buddhists believe in the Four Noble Truths, including that life is suffering because we are attached to our desires, but that suffering and attachment can be ended by living according to the Noble Eight-fold Path (ex. right thinking, right working, right speaking). The holy book is called the Tripitaka. It contains the teachings of the Buddha. Buddhists believe in rebirth after death (reincarnation). Their goal is to become Enlightened, to achieve Nirvana, and break the cycle of birth and death.
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