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No. Buddhists have monasteries where a master and monks live, and shrines which can be public (as in a monastery) or private (I have a shrine in my home). Lay people can go to a monastery to receive teachings and make offerings. In Shrines people can dedicated themselves to the teachings and do meditation in private or with others.
Unlike many Christian churches, in which there is a hierarchy of responsibility and control, Buddhism has no overall structure or central church. There are different Buddhist traditions, called lineages, such as Tibetan Buddhism, or Theravada Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, etc, but each lineage might or might not have a Lineage Master (like the Dalai Lama, who is the Lineage Master for the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism). To explain this you need to understand how Buddhism is taught.
Buddhist masters are monks who have learned the teachings sufficiently and has the ability to speak authoritatively about the teachings. They have received permission to do this from their master. This permission is called being given transmission. The monk could then go to another area, open a monastery and then teach others. If one of his monks then learns the teachings sufficiently, the new master could give transmission to his student, and the cycle continues. Please note that learning the teachings of the Buddha is not memorization, these masters must completely understand and be able to explain the teachings in their own words.
So Buddhism has a very diffuse structure.
a sacred builging for a buddhist is some where where they go to pray or make peace but not to worship as buddhists dont worship anyone or any thing
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What features are on the Buddhism church buildings?
Buddhism has nothing to do with the church buildings. Buddhism deals with the pagodas, monasteries and nunneries only.
What is the organ for Buddhism?
Buddhism has no parallel to the church organ, it does not hold any bodily organ to be especially important, it has no offical publication (organ) to publish its views. Therefor there is no organ for Buddhism.
How are a Buddhist church and a Judaism church alike?
That's a trick question. There are no churches in either Judaism or Buddhism. Only Christians have churches.
What has the author Katy Gerner written?
Katy Gerner has written: 'Buddhism' -- subject(s): Buddhism, Juvenile literature 'Catholicism' -- subject(s): Catholic Church
What are examples of religions within different cultures?
church of england-england Buddhism-india
Is Sharon Stone Jewish?
No. She converted to Tibetan Buddhism and is a Minister in the Universal Life Church.
What religions is associated with Buddhism?
Buddhism arose in the Hindu milieu, and thus is associated with Hinduism. Buddhism influenced the development of Daoism (or Taoism) in China. Buddhist concepts were also absorbed by Manichaeism and arguably by the Eastern Christian Church.
Leader of buddahism?
There are many forms of Buddhism; it's not like the Catholic Church. There is no one leader.
What is the roles of karma in Catholicism?
The Catholic Church does not believe in karma.
What are different names of places of worship?
Places of worship can be called by various names depending on the religion, such as church (Christianity), synagogue (Judaism), mosque (Islam), temple (Hinduism), gurdwara (Sikhism), shrine (Buddhism), and pagoda (Buddhism).
What Religious affiliation is Mark Udall?
Mark Udall is a member of the Episcopal Church but he also practices elements of Buddhism.
What are the united kingdoms major religions?
Anglicanism,Roman Catholic,Islamic,Church of Scotland, United Reform Church, Judaism,Seventh Day Adventist,Sikhism,Baptist,Buddhism,Paganism.
