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'''Buddhism''' was an [[Earth]] religion whose adherents followed the teachings of {{w|Buddha}}. | '''Buddhism''' was an [[Earth]] religion whose adherents followed the teachings of {{w|Buddha}}. | ||
Buddhists believed in [[reincarnation]], specifically that they will be reborn over and over again until they are free from suffering and obtain [[Nirvana]]. The [[Eighth Doctor]]'s companion [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] | Buddhists believed in [[reincarnation]], specifically that they will be reborn over and over again until they are free from suffering and obtain [[Nirvana]]. The [[Eighth Doctor]]'s companion [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] described this belief as being "very pagan." | ||
The [[Dalai Lama]] was an important Buddhist religious figure. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Natural History of Fear (audio story)|The Natural History of Fear]]'') | The [[Dalai Lama]] was an important Buddhist religious figure. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Natural History of Fear (audio story)|The Natural History of Fear]]'') | ||
Revision as of 19:58, 25 January 2013
Buddhism was an Earth religion whose adherents followed the teachings of Buddha.
Buddhists believed in reincarnation, specifically that they will be reborn over and over again until they are free from suffering and obtain Nirvana. The Eighth Doctor's companion Charley Pollard described this belief as being "very pagan."
The Dalai Lama was an important Buddhist religious figure. (AUDIO: The Natural History of Fear)
Among the prizes that the First Doctor obtained during a game of backgammon against Kublai Khan in the 1289 was the sacred tooth of Buddha which Marco Polo had brought from India. At the Khan's court, Polo had previously seen Buddhist monks make cups of wine fly to the Khan's lips. (TV: Marco Polo)
The monks at the Det-Sen Monastery in Tibet were Buddhist. (TV: The Abominable Snowmen)
K'anpo Rimpoche became the abbot of a Buddhist meditation centre in England. (TV: Planet of the Spiders)
As a result of his experiences in UNIT, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart adopted Zen Buddhist practices. These helped him resist Vardan mind control as well as giving him a new perspective upon the Doctor and his role in the cosmic order (that is, as a Bodhisattva of Justice and Compassion). (PROSE: No Future, PROSE: The Shadows of Avalon)
