Tell Me ! How Do You become a Buddhist?
Question: Hi! I am a girl of 13 years who want to "be" Buddhist, but have heard that one and the other on how to "become" Buddhist. Have heard that I had to study for 6 years or something - out of school, and it .. it will be too much for me :-) Wondered whether you might be in the league could have given me some info there, and preferably not just a link to information. But, you have little time, so is the link much better than nothing Answer: SOME religions such as Christianity or Islam have their own rituals which means that from now on, you are Christian or Muslim. This may be because these religions are based on a single all-powerful creator that you either can believe in (good) or not (bad). But this is not Buddhism. It is based on the teachings of the Buddha as far as we can follow what is handed over from him and the traditions that have evolved in different Buddhist schools. So if I should answer some simple, one is...