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After spreading throughout India the religion began to spread to other areas as well.

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After Buddha passed Buddhism continued to attract followers.

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Buddha gained followers among the higher classes.

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Buddha did not like the idea of the caste system, he did not think people should be categorized in a particular group in society.

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The Buddha did not reject the Hindu teaching of reincarnation.

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Buddha did not believe that the Brahmins rituals were necessary for enlightenment.

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Buddha rejected many ideas contained in the Vedas like animal sacrifice.

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Some of Buddhas teachings challenged traditional Hindu ideas

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Buddha believed that people should overcome their desire for material goods.

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The Eightfold Path is the path that the Buddha believed had a middle way between human desires and denying oneself any pleasure.

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Buddha's teachings had four guiding principles and they were known as the Four Noble Truths.

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The Buddha even taught a few kings.

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The tree that Siddhartha meditated under was later called "The Tree of Wisdom"

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According to legend, after Siddhartha had meditated for seven weeks he finally found the answers he had been looking for.

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Before Siddhartha reached 30 he left his home and family to look for answers.

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Siddhartha was not satisfied when he saw people working and grieving and he wondered why there was so much pain in the world.

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Buddhism began in India and became a major religion

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Buddha spent the rest of his life traveling across northern India and teaching people his ideas

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Siddartha then was known as the Buddha or the enlightened One

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Siddhartha was about 35 when he found enlightenment under the tree.

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Siddartha Gautama spent years looking for answers.

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Buddhism was made by a young man named Siddhartha Gautama who was dissatisfied with Hinduism.

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Buddha's followers wanted to make sure that his teachings were remembered correctly

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The Buddha's opposite to the caste system won him the support of masses

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Untouchables loved to hear that their low social rank would not be a barrier to their enlightenment.

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Unlike Hinduism Buddhism made Untouchables feel that they had power to change their lives.

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Buddha believed that it was the responsibility of each person to work for their own salvation

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Many rich and powerful Indians welcomed his ideas about avoiding behavior

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Buddha believed that every person who followed the Eightfold Path properly would reach Nirvana.

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Buddha believed that it did not matter what caste people belonged to in life as long as they lived the way they should.