Buddhism Help????? Thanks?

Well I'm thinking about converting to Buddhism,, but whenever i go on to these websites that tell you stuff, i get lost:L, anyway.. could you give me the basic beliefs and stuff but please use simple words!
ThanksD
well i have always liked the sound of it.. I'm just looking in to it, i wont convert if i don't agree OB. :-P

You're thinking of converting to a religion whose basic beliefs you don't know? Sounds a bit daft.

If you don't have the basic beliefs down, why would you be thinking about converting.
What is it with people who just want to convert to things they know nothing about?
Learn about a thing first and long before you begin to call yourself that thing.

karma
enlightenment
the 3 principals

Here you are All set out neat and simple

http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/index.htm

Buddhism is more a way of life a philosophy rather than a religion. There are many traditions, based on loving kindness. An awareness of oneself.
http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCMQFjAB&url=http%3A %2F%2Fallspirit.co.uk%2Fchah.html&ei=zgw2Tf2YMImuc Nq1oL0H&usg=AFQjCNF-t2_Q0vBcdz3_P5Y4G7ijtIdAVQ
I have followed a lot in which Ajahn Cha had written in his life time. Ajahn Chah was a remarkable man. Ajahn Summedo i actually know him
http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=15&ved=0CGwQFjAO&url=http%3 A%2F%2Fwww.abhayagiri.org%2Fmain%2Fteacher%2FC15&e i=vA02TZKTAcyHca--6JsH&usg=AFQjCNFSgHfegz4l3-sxn0Twj96rrPtrdg

Do you know why women bleed and are stupid?

its Miracle of Allah!

Tabari I:280 "Allah said, 'It is My obligation to make Eve bleed once every month as she made this tree bleed. I must also make Eve stupid, although I created her intelligent.' Because Allah afflicted Eve, all of the women of this world menstruate and are stupid."

Al-Azl or Coitus Interruptus in Islam: Raping Slaves without Making Them Pregnant

Hadith 3.718 : I saw Abu Said and asked him about coitus interrupts. Abu Said said, "We went with Allah's Apostle, in the Ghazwa of Bani Al-Mustaliq and we captured some of the 'Arabs as captives, and the long separation from our wives was pressing us hard and we wanted to practice coitus interrupt us. We asked Allah's Apostle (whether it was permissible). He said, "It is better for you not to do so. No soul, (that Allah has) destined to exist, up to the Day of Resurrection, but will definitely come into existence."

Does this mean that the Companions of the Prophet (SAW) didn't commit adultery when they practiced 'AL with the captive girls?.

Catholicism is the true religion, so you should convert to that if you don't want to go to hell.Though, I have studied a bit about Buddhism, so here is the basic concept:
Everyone has a score of they're karma.Everything that they do gives either bad or good karma, so if you hurt someone you get bad karma, while helping someone gets you good karma.You can be rewarded or punished for your karma in your current life, or you could be reincarnated in a hell or in a greater world.There are different types of worlds Hells (they are actually called something with a n but they are basically hells) are where those who die with bad karma can be born into.There are cold and hot hells, ranging as mild as simply having nonstop blisters in a cold hell, to having demon like beings chase and kill you as horribly as gouging you with a pitchfork while you run on a burning coal floor.(You keep coming back to life after being killed in such hells, until your lifetime is over (they're hells are not eternal), while your lifetime grows larger with how bad the hell is) Earth is where you can be born as an animal or human (not sure what it is called)something is where you can be born as a Deva, or greater god-like being The goal of a Buddhist is to achieve Nirvana, the state of non-suffering.Suffering is craving, gluttony, anger, and the like that lead to pain and misery. I do not know what Buddhists believe created the world or what happens to you after death (if you achieve Nirvana). I studied it on wkippedtp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism and the many links in it.

Conversion is a profession of faith that one makes when joining a Christian religion. Buddhism is not faith-based, so there is no conversion.

If you are curious about Buddhism, you must explore it. You explore it by going to a drama group and listening. And by learning from a teacher what practices to do at home, and then doing them at home.

At first, just listen, just do. You are, at this stage, testing Buddhism to see if it "holds water" or if it's full of holes instead. After a few years, you should start to see changes in yourself, and you will start to be able to understand Buddhism (if you are self-studying, you may never reach this stage, which is why a teacher is so important).

Understanding is not something that can be forced, rushed, nor can it be learned from reading. It comes as a natural result of the practices. And until you have gained your understanding this way, you cannot really say, "Ah, I am a Buddhist" because a Buddhist only believes that which they have themselves experienced first-hand.

So find a center, find lessons, find a teacher (they should be an ordained monk or nun, or a layperson teaching under the direction of their own teacher who is ordained). Here's a website of worldwide centers (that may or may not be inclusive).
http://www.dharmanet.org/listings/

All the various schools of Buddhism will bring benefit, so it doesn't matter which center you go to. I DO find it helpful to attend centers that conduct teachings in English, or that at least use translators. If there is no center where you live, there are centers that have weekend or week-long teaching sessions, and you could always make that the goal of your annual vacation. Go with an open and questioning mind, and be slow to make up your mind about what you are learning -- Buddhism is about learning to let go, not learning how to grab onto, and that includes grabbing onto ideas.

Maybe this helps you: http://www.stephen-knapp.com/books_by_stephen_knapp.htm

The basic principle is ' the world is miserable'
The 'Samsara' is the cause of misery.(Usually Samara means the world itself. But this Sanskrit word has other meaning also like a cycle of birth and death)
By eight fold path you can escape from Samara and from misery.

You have to read Tripitaka.
1 Sutha pit aka
2Vinaya pit aka
3 Abhidamma pit aka
These are the basic texts of Buddhism.
You can als read DharmaPadha( The way of religion.) I think this is available in English

The most basic thing that every Buddhist should know is karma.
Karma is a "seed" that comes from deeds that we do in our life, which will take effect under supporting condition. If someone do good deeds, they create good karma and vice verse. So Buddhists don't blame others if something bad happens to them, because they understand that it's their karma taking effect.

Buddhists also believe in rebirth, where if one hasn't released the earthly attachments (hasn't break the cycle of suffering), every living things will keep being reborn until they completely break the cycle (become an Arahat or Buddha). One can be reborn as an hell creature, animal, ghost, Aura (semi-god), human, or heaven creature based on their own karma. So in Buddhism, every human has a potential to reach enlightenment and become an Arahat or Buddha.

There isn't any prohibitions for normal Buddhists (monks excluded), just advices - or perhaps something between those two. There isn't any punishments for Buddhists if they create bad karma - just consequences.

Try visiting these sites:
http://www.parami.org/buddhistanswers/index.htm
http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96jun/buddha2.html
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/buddha.html
http://thinkexist.com/quotation/do_not_believe_in_anything_simply_because_you/12103.html