Buddhism is a religion and a way of living that started in India and then spread through east and central Asia — places such as Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Tibet, Korea, and Japan.

Buddhism佛教 is a religion and a way of living是一種宗教也是一種生活方式，that started in India起源於印度，and then spread through east and central Asia然後傳到東亞和中亞，places such as Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Tibet, Korea, and Japan像是斯里蘭卡、泰國、中國、西藏、韓國和日本。

It is based on the teaching of a man called Gautama Buddha. Buddha means someone who has woken up; he was a person, not born a god.

It is based on它的根據是 the teaching of a man called Gautama Buddha一位名叫喬達摩佛陀的人的教導。Buddha means佛陀的意思是 someone who has woken up覺醒的人；he was a person他是一個人，not born a god不是生來就是神。

He taught that life has a lot of pain and worry, that holding on too hard keeps that pain going, and that people can train the mind to become freer and kinder.

He taught that他教導說 life has a lot of pain and worry人生有很多痛苦和煩惱，that holding on too hard太過執著 keeps that pain going會讓痛苦持續下去，and that people can train the mind而且人可以訓練自己的心 to become freer and kinder變得更自由也更溫柔。

There is not one single Buddhism: some schools chant in temples, some sit in quiet meditation, some talk a lot about lives after this one, and some talk more about how to live this life well. You will also meet it in the West now, often as sitting practice rather than as a full temple religion.

There is not one single Buddhism佛教不是只有一種：some schools chant in temples有些宗派在寺廟裡誦經，some sit in quiet meditation有些安靜地打坐冥想，some talk a lot about lives after this one有些很強調來世，and some talk more about how to live this life well有些則更強調怎麼把這一生過好。You will also meet it in the West now你現在在西方也會遇到它，often as sitting practice rather than as a full temple religion通常是以打坐練習的形式，而不是完整的寺廟宗教。