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Welcome to the world of Buddhism! Americans yet others in the Western world have certain anticipations and images which come in your thoughts when the term Buddhist comes up. Most people have seen the Dalai Lama on the news headlines or in newspapers, and he has almost become synonymous with Buddhism in general. The truth is that definitely, a lot of the world's Buddhists aren't bald Asian men in orange robes. Buddhists look like you or me--just normal people who try to fit the ideas developed by Buddha into normal modern life. What follows is a compilation of the very foundations of Buddhism. There are numerous sects or denominations of Buddhism, and they are all very distinctive, but the material included here's common to all or any of them. Whether you want to apply Buddhism as a religion or as a philosophy, whether you want to experience Zen or Tibetan, whether you want to pray or meditate, you'll need to understand the fundamentals. You will find five brief chapters:

• What is Buddhism?
• Who was the Buddha?
• The Four Noble Truths
• The Eightfold Course
• The Five Precepts

What is not included? You will not find any religious doctrine, prayers, or rituals beyond some very basic ideas. The Buddha set down some very clear philosophical ideas, and those ideas were later widened into many diverse religious traditions. You will also find very little jargon and just a few foreign words.