- Buddhism is a nontheistic religion.
- Fig tree is revered in Buddhism because Buddha was enlightened while under a fig tree.
- Pali is the original language used in Buddhist scriptures. Pali was the primary language spoken during Buddha's era.
- The purpose of life is to attain liberation from the cycle of birth and death which is the cause of suffering.
- Buddha is one who is perfected and purified and has no more cravings and thus no more rebirths.
- During worship candles and incense are lit, they symbolize light (knowledge).
- Buddha was born in Northern India which is present day Nepal.
- Buddha is the son of the King of Kapilavastu.
- At age twenty-nine, Guatama ventured outside his father's palace and encountered "four signs": an old man, a sick person, a corpse, and lastly a medicant. Troubled by what he saw, Guatama took on the life of an ascetic for several years and searched for answers to the suffering he encountered. In his search for enlightenment he excelled in meditation and asceticism.