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

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he started fasting and devoted much of his time to meditation.

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he realized that human suffering comes from three things.

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Siddhartha spent more 7 weeks under the tree of wisdom.

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Siddhartha was 35 when he found enlightenment under that tree.

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From then on he was called the Buddha.

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Siddhartha spent 6 years wandering in the desert.

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His ideas became the foundation of Buddhism.

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Siddhartha described his ideas to 5 of his former companions.

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His followers called this the First Sermon.

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The Buddha gained many follower as he traveled.

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There were 4 guiding principles at the heart of the Buddha's teachings.

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They were known as the 4 truths.

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The Buddha believed that the Eightfold Path was a middle way between humans desires and denying oneself and pleasure.

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The first truth was Suffering and unhappiness are a part of human life and that no one can escape sorrow.

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

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The Buddha was raised Hindu.

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Many of his follower were merchants and artisans and a few kings.

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These people were the first to believe in Buddhism.

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The eightfold path is right thought, intent, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration.

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Some of the Buddha's teachings went against Hindu beliefs and ideas.

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The Buddha rejected many of the ideas in the Vedas.

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The Buddha's teachings challenged traditional Hindu ideas.

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The Buddha challenged the authority of the Hindu priest also known as the Brahmins.

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The Buddha was opposed to the caste system and didn't believe in it.

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Among the higher classes the Buddha gained respect.

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He did not believe that the priests rituals were necessary for enlightenment.

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The masses supported the Buddha because of his opposition to the caste system.

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The Buddha didn't reject the Hindu teaching of reincarnation.

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He told people to not follow the Vedas texts.