Buddhism

[Tanya Shivari]

[Buddhism] firstly does not believe in the existence of an omnipotent being i.e. God. Instead, there is a concept of, if you will, the universal law. To better understand this, think of laws of physics (like [inertia]), those things that all physical things abide by, but we simply do not know why.
All beings on this Earth are bound to the cycle of suffering. Suffering does not necessarily mean it must be painful or you must not like it, but it means that they are [worldly] things. i.e. by being bound to these things, you are suffering as in you are not free and you will not find true peace. If you die, you will be reincarnated to suffer through whatever you deserve depending on your karma in the past life.
Buddhism believes in [freeing] oneself from the otherwise [neverending] worldly suffering through detaching oneself from worldly things. Buddhism says you will never cease to feel angry, jealous, happy, or whatever as long as you are attached to worldly things like pleasure, love, and hate. Attachment to physical things also contribute to this suffering cycle. All the things that you see, hear, feel, touch, and taste everyday are all created by your brain, so there is no knowing that they are real and true. Thus, it is [fair to say] Buddhism is about freeing the mind.
When you [meditate], you sit still, close your eyes, and clear your mind. This is so that you are less likely bound by outside things, and you can focus on understanding the [facts of life] and freeing the mind. Enlightened [monks] are those who have fully detached themselves from all worldly things and therefore have found true peace. Once they die, they will not reincarnate because they are then free of the cycle of suffering.

[Becky]

a religion that originally comes from South Asia, and teaches that personal spiritual improvement will lead to escape from human suffering

[Oralee]

A widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by Siddartha Gautama in northeastern India in the 5th century BC.