Silver Pendant Buddha on Pedestal

Silver pendant in the shape of a buddha sitting on a pedestal.

Buddha

The world's famous religion of Buddhism originated from the teachings of Siddhartha Gautanama. The term buddha describes a being who has attained enlightenment, thus ending the cycle of constant rebirth. In Zen Buddhism, the word buddha means eternal, timeless truth, completeness and absolute perfection. The essence of Buddhism is the understanding that buddha is not a person or a god, but a mirror of our own mind.

According to the Buddha, people should not accept anything on the basis of blind faith or another person's authority, but make up their own mind according to their own experience.