What is one of the most important beliefs in buddhism?

The belief that there is in fact an afterlife.

Explanation:

Buddhism is a religion and a philosophy according to which we seize the sense of existence only through leading an awaken and moral life. This is the only way to attain Nirvana, a state of disconnection from the material life and all of its vices.

Man is destined to wander, from one life to another, until he fulfills this quest. Buddhism believes in incarnation but only those who have not been enlightened are born again, granted with a new chance.

Karma is also a crucial element of the Buddhist philosophy - everyone sooner or later faces the consequences of their actions, good or bad.

explanation: we can only guess at how our actions may be perceived in the future. doing something really big like killing lots of people, saving lots of people, affecting the lives of lots of people is a sure fire way of being remembered in historical records. we can also make a difference in the history records by being a small influence on something bigger, whether that is as a civil servant, scientist or artist.

of course you could argue that we all affect history just as tiny cogs in a   bigger machine.

if you mean how do people influence our opinions of things which have already happened, then simply by writing a book which looks at things form a different perspective and trying to convince people that this perspective is more accurate or truthful. people do it all the time i.e. richard the third was a terrible or was he? plenty would disagree, it's just that their views aren't the most widely known.n:

•an essay

•a mock-heroic epic  

•deals with cannibalism  

•introduces “sylphs” as guardian spirits  

•not a satire  

•written by daniel defoe

•written by alexander pope

•written by jonathan swift  

•criticizes the exploration of ireland  

•criticizes impulsive nature  

•criticizes the english upper class  

•playful tone  

•remorseful tone

•matter-of-fact tone  

“the rap of the lock”   written by alexander pope.

“a modest proposal”