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1.  Is the traditional term for the Buddhist scriptures.

2.  Arranged into the three divisions of sermons, monastic law, and metaphysis.

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B.  Include the  four noble truths. Buddhism characteristically describes reality in terms of process and relation rather than entity or substance.

1.  Existence is suffering ( dukhka )

2.  Suffering has a cause, namely craving and attachment ( trishna )

3. There is a cessation of suffering, which is nirvana

4. There is a path to the cessation of suffering, the  eightfold path  of right views, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration.

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1.  Founded by Siddhartha Gautama, did not found an entirely new religion, but was a founder of a new sect which was named Sangha (Buddhists) which stemmed from Sramana religion
2.  Sramanas religions started in India around 7th century BCE in a time where many people rejected traditional Vedic teachings

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1.  Created through the story of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) and his spiritual journey to achieve enlightenment

2.  Siddhartha was originally from a  wealthy family, lived a sheltered life, in early adulthood he went into the town surrounding his home, he witnessed, old age, illness and the dead for the first time. He was disturbed, he then learned death and old age were inevitable, he also saw a monk that day, he took this as a sign to become a homeless holy man, he decided to leave his wealthy life in search for a way to prevent death and age, but he could not find it.He had spent some time in total poverty to practice extreme self denial and self-discipline as he believed it might help enlighten him, he practiced meditation, but these extremes did not satisfy him so he began to pursue the Middle Way. One day while meditating under a Bodhi tree and reflecting on his experiences, he achieved enlightenment and became Buddha. Legend says that although he was happy to stay in this state, the king of gods, Brahma, asked him to share his findings with the world. This set the idea of teaching, instead of worshipping one god or gods, Buddhism centers around teaching.

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3. After his death the group he had created became a more religious movement, then in 3rd century BCE the emperor declared Buddhism the state religion of India (Ashoka the Great of the Mauryan Empire)
4. When it originated it was seen as not another sect, but only as a part of Sramana religions

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1. Ashoka was a Indian Emperor from 304-232 B.C. A tragic event involving a battle in which he lost thousands of soldiers lead him to converting to Buddhism. As an emperor he spread buddhism around the country of Indian by building monuments of compassion, nonviolence, and religious tolerance. He was one of the people who help spread buddhism throughout India.

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Thich Nhat Hanh is the creator of socially engaged Buddhism. Socially engaged Buddhism refers to Buddhists who are seeking ways to apply the insights from meditation practice and dharma teachings to situations of social, political, environmental and economic suffering and injustice.  He also created the “Precepts of the order of inner-being” which reflects the careful study of modern and ancient problems like religious intolerance, fanatical political ideology and forceful indoctrination of children

View on Gods:
While many religions have a god that they worship the Buddhist do not worship a god nor do they believe in a god. Buddhist do have a person they believe in which is Buddha. Buddhists do not worship the Buddha as a god, instead choosing to show deep reverence for him and his teachings through study, meditation and prayer. Although they respect and look up to the Buddha, they do not believe he was a god but they worship him as a form of respect. Buddhists believe in karma or 'intentional action'. Worship helps Buddhists to transform their minds through positive action so that they can escape the cycle of birth, death and rebirth, known as samsara and gain enlightenment.

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1. Adherents are an estimated 535 million people as of this year in various countries.
2. it is now worldwide no longer culturally specific in part due its tolerant nature, flexibility and ability to adapt based on different conditions and ideas in an environment.

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1. China is the country that practices Buddhism the most. There are currently 244 million people who practice Buddhism today.
2. Cambodia has the largest total percent of people who support Buddhism with a percentage of 96.90.

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1.  There are 3 different sects of Buddhism Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, and Vajrayana Buddhism.
2.  There is also schools of Buddhism like conservative, and there are more modern variants of Buddhism too.