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in late 500's a young man is dissatisfied with the teachings of hindusiun and asked his own questions and his answers to the questions attracted many followers which lead to a major new religion

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the young man was named Siddhartha Gautama who was born around 563 born in the Kshatriya, a member of the warrior class

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he saw so much pain and how much other people had to work and he wondered why there was so much pain and began to ask questions about human life

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when he reached age 30 he left his home and family to look for answers he traveled and had discussions with priests and people who were known for there wisdom but no one could give convincing answers

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but he did not give up and instead for a while he started fasting and meditation and found a  tree and meditated near the town Gaya.

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after weeks of meditations he had finally found the answers he was looking for and relized that human suffering comes from three things.
Wanting what we like but do not have
wanting to keep what we like and already have
and not wanting what we dislike but have

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after spending seven more weeks meditating under the tree which was named the tree of wisdom.

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he was 35 when he found enlightenment after that he was called Buddha or the enlightened one

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he then spend the rest of his life traveling across the northern India and teaching people his ideas.

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he started fasting too along with meditation for years looking for answers.

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he gained many followers many of them were merchants and artisans and even a few kings, they were the first believers of Buddha

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he was raised Hindu and a lot of his teachings reflected upon Hindu ideas such as you should treat others well and should act moral.

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he had four guiding principals which were known as the four noble truths.

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1. Suffering and unhappiness are a part of human life. no one can escape sorrow.
2. suffering comes from our desires for pleasure and material goods. people cause there own misery because they want things they can not have.
3. people can overcome there desires and ignorance and reach Nirvana, a state of perfect peace. reaching nirvana would free a persons soul from suffering and from the need of further reincarnation.

4. people can overcome ignorance and desire by following the eight fold path that leads to wisdom, enlightenment and salvation.

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Right thought: Believe in the nature of existence as suffering and in the four noble truths.
Right intent: Incline toward goodness and kindness
Right speech: Avoid lies and gossip
Right action: Don't steal from or harm others
Right livelihood: Reject work that hurts others
Right effort: Prevent evil and do good
Right mindfulness: Control your feelings and thoughts.
Right concentration: Practice proper meditation.

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the Buddha teachings challenged traditional Hindu ideas. they rejected a lot of the ideas that are in the Vedas like animal sacrifice, he told them you don't have to follow these texts.

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he did not believe there rituals for enlightenment instead he taught them that it is the responsibility of each person to work on his or her's salvation.

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he did not reject the idea of reincarnation he told that people who failed to reach nirvana would have to be reborn time and time again until they achieved it.

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he taught that every person who followed the eightfold path properly would reach nirvana.

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it didn't matter what Varna or caste they had belonged to in life as long as they lived the way they should.

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the buddas opposition to the caste system won him the support of the masses many herders farmers artisans and untouchables liked hearing that there social class wasn't a barriers to their enlightenment

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let a man overcome anger by love .let him overcome the greedy by liberality the liar by truth this is called the process of discipline of the blessed. that was one of his quote in the sermons

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he believed that peope should act morally and treat others well.

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they should however be responsible and not starve themselves or cause unnecessary pain.

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many of his followers were artisans and merchants but he even taught a few kings too.

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the budda also gained followers among the higher classes. many rich and powerful Indians welcomed his ideas avoid extreme behavior while seeking salvation

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unlike Hinduism buddism made them feel that they had power to change there lives

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instead he taught that it was the responsibility of each person to work for his or her salvation. priests could not help them

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he had realized that human suffering can from three things.

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wanting what we like but do not have
wanting to keep what we like and already have and not wanting what we dislike but have