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In the late 500's BC Siddhartha's , dissatisfied with the teachings of Hinduism.

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Siddhartha never gave up. Instead he became even more determined to find the answers he was looking for. For years he would go searching around to try to find answers he was looking for.

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After several weeks meditating in the town of Gaya he had found the answers he was looking for about why so many humans were suffering.

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Siddhartha looked around and saw a ton of people suffering and how much they were working.

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As Siddhartha had traveled, the Buddha gained many followers.

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the followers were merchants and artisans but he even taught a few kings.

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The 4 noble truths were the heart of Buddhas teachings the 4 guiding principles

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He would find answers to his questions and he attracted followers.

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2. Suffering comes from our desires for pleasure and material goods. People cause their own misery because they want things they cannot have.

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3. People can over come their desires and ignorance and reach nirvana, a state of perfect peace. Reaching nirvana would free a persons soul from suffering and from the need for further reincarnation.

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4. People can overcome ignorance and desire by following an eight-fold path that leads to wisdom, enlightenment, and salvation.

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1. Suffering and unhappiness are a part of human life. No one can escape sorrow.

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1. Right Thought: Believe in the nature of existence as suffering and in the four noble truths.
2. Right Intent: Incline toward goodness and kindness.
3. Right Speech: Avoid lies and gossip.
4. Right action: Don't steel from or harm others.

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5. Right Livelihood: Reject work that hurts others.
6. Right Effort Prevent evil and do good.
7. Right Mindfulness: Control your feelings and thoughts.
8. Right Concentration: Practice proper meditation.

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1. Wanting what we like but do not have
2. Wanting to keep what we like and already have
3. Not wanting what we dislike but have

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He began to ask his own questions about life and religious matters.

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He saw people grieving for lost loved ones and he just wondered why there was so much pain in the world..

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He had recently just seen that because he had always grown up it luxury.

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He would meditate and get the spiritual thoughts in his mind.

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Some of Buddhas teachings challenged traditional Hindu ideas.

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Buddha challenged the authority of the Hindu priests, the Brahmins.

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He did not believe that they or their rituals were necessary for enlightenment.

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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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However the Buddha did not reject the Hindu teaching of reincarnation

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He taught that people who have failed to reach nirvana would have to be reborn time and time again until they have achieved it.

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The Buddha was opposed to the caste system.

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He didnt think that people should be confined to a particular place in society.

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He taught that every person who followed the Eight folded path properly would reach nirvana.

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It didnt madder the varna or caste they had belonged to in life as long as they lived the way the were suppose to.