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Buddhism is a religion most centered in Asia and China. Buddhist believe in four noble truths, the truths all being about life and how in life there is sorrow but you must not want sorrow for others, you should focus on yourself and live a humbling life.

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Buddhism originated in India. (Buddhism is the evolved Hinduism)

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The founder of Buddhism is Siddhartha Gautama.
Siddhartha was born into a noble family. According to the legend the baby(Siddhartha) had marks of being a great man. A prophecy said that if the child stayed at home he was destined to become a world ruler. If the child left home he would become a universal spiritual world leader. His father later on isolated him in his palace which was separate from the world. Siddhartha ventured outside the palace four times, the first time he saw an old man, second time he saw a sick man, then a corpse, and finally on the fourth time he saw a holy man. Siddhartha understood that every living thing experiences old age, sickness, and death and that only a religious life offers a refuge from this inevitable suffering. After seeing all of that Siddhartha decided to spend his life searching for religious truth and an end to life's suffering. After his son's birth he left the palace and wandered through the forests of India for six years seeking enlightenment, or wisdom. He tried many ways of reaching an enlightened state, he first debated with other religious seekers, then he fasted (only eating six grains of rice a day), Finally he decided none of these methods brought him to the truth and he continued to suffer. Finally he sat in meditation under a large fig tree and after 49 days of meditation, he achieved an understanding of what was the cause of suffering in this world. Buddha means the "enlightened one".

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Buddhism started sometime in the fifth century.

Buddha lived around 566 C.A- 486 B.C.E

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Buddhism has many significant symbols that are well known throughout the world. One of the main symbols is a Buddha statue. His statues are carved to represent how he looked during his enlightenment. However, the Buddha is sometimes seen laying on his right side to represent his last moments before death, where his cycle of rebirth was broken.

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The belief is reaching Nirvana and finding enlightenment.

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When Siddhartha Gautama preached about his religion he spoke about "The Four Noble Truths".  He believe if you were to obey the religion then you could get an understanding of the cause of suffering in the world and you would also be released from pain and selfishness. Siddhartha thought of "The Eightfold Path" as a staircase, anyone can reach the top but you could only reach it  one step at a time.

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Elephant statues are commonly viewed as a symbol of Buddhism as well. There's a legend that Siddhartha Gautama's mother was told by Brahmin priests that her child would be born a great monarch or Buddha because she dreamt of a silver elephant. Continuing on that legend, there's a tradition that says he "exhibited signs of greatness" because he had the same features as an elephant.

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Meditation and fasting are two of the main practices of Buddhists. Those who practice Theravada Buddhism meditate for most of their day and rarely have time to do anything else. Meditating was how Buddha reached enlightenment. He did so to understand the reality he was in. Fasting is also important because it practices self-control. Buddhists have to control their cravings and desires to become wiser.

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Mahayana Buddhists also practice being compassionate. Many fully enlightened Buddhists put aside their enlightenment to help others in need. They were spiritual beings, and Buddhists practice being compassionate to be able to reach their level.

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First Noble truth- "Life is filled with suffering and sorrow"
Second Noble Truth- "The cause of all suffering is people's selfish desire for temporary pleasures of this world"
Third Noble Truth- "The way to end all suffering is to end all desires"
Fourth Noble Truth- "The way to overcome such desires and attain enlightenment is to follow the Eightfold path, Which is called the Middle Way between desires and self denial."

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Right views- The true insight into nature and reality
Right Resolve- being unselfish and wanting enlightenment for unselfish reasons
Right speech- speaking compassionately
Right conduct- manifest compassion
Right livelihood- Making a living through good and humbling way and that's not harmful.
Right Effort- Changing your mindset into a good mindset (Buddhist mindset) and taking out the bad mindset
Right Mindfulness- being aware of your whole body and mind. (getting your whole body and mind into a good state of mindfulness)
Right concentration- Meditation or any way of getting into a peaceful state of mind.

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Buddhism spread through Evangelist.  After buddha found Enlightenment he went and spread the Four Noble truths and that he found and the Eightfold Path, After he spread it more and more people became Buddhist and they spread the way to Enlightenment as well.  

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Buddhism spread through Evangelist.  After buddha found Enlightenment he went and spread the Four Noble truths and that he found and the Eightfold Path, After he spread it more and more people became Buddhist and they spread the way to Enlightenment as well.  