Buddhism practices include taking refuge.
The Buddha's central teachings emphasize the aim of attaining liberation from attachment or clinging to existence, with the latter said to be marked by impermanence (anitya), dissatisfaction (dukha), and the absence of lasting essence (antman)
==== Meditation and insight ====In the Pali canon, the Buddha outlines two meditative qualities which are mutually supportive: samatha (Pli; Sanskrit: amatha; "calm") and vipassan (Sanskrit: vipayan, insight)

