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Siddhartha Gautama made Buddhism.

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He made it by asking questions and getting answers.

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But he could never get good answers to his questions.

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He wandered several years to try and find his answers

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He started fasting and meditating.

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After seven weeks of medetation he had the answers to what he was looking for

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Siddhartha Gautama later became the Buddha after medetating under a tree

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The tree that he was medetating under was called the tree of wisdom.

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He then spent the rest of his life teaching people his ideas.

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He beleives that human suffering comes from 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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The buddha gained many followers as he traveled.

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He taught a wide variety of people about his ideas.

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At the center of the Buddhas teachings were four guiding princeples called four noble truths.

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He taught that if you followed the eightfold pathh properly than you would reach nirvana.

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He taught that your social class wouldn't affect your enlightenment.

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Budhism made you feel that you had the power to change your life.

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500 of the Buddhas followers wanted to make sure that the Buddhas teachings were remembered correctly and stayed the same.

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The Buddhas teachings spread quickly throughout india

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Asoka, a powerful king became Buddhist and built schools and statures for Buddhism

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Missionaries helped spread Buddhism by teaching people.

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The Buddha challenged the authority of the Hindu priests.

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The Buddha did not reject the idea of reincarnation.

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The Buddha was opposed to the caste system.

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Many of the Buddhas teachings reflected Hindu teachings.

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Some of the Buddhas teachings challenged traditional Hindu ideas

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Because of the Buddhas oppostion of the caste system he won him the support of the masses

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The Buddha also gained followers among the higher classes in the caste system.

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He taught that like reincarnation if someone didn't reach nirvana they would be reincarnated.

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The Buddha rejected many ideas in the Vedas

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The Buddha did not believe that they or their rituals was necessary for enlightenment.