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Siddhartha was a prince who grew up in luxury born around 563 BC

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Siddhartha never had to struggle with the problems that many people or his time faced

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Siddhartha saw how most people lost there love ones and started to ask what really was the meaning of human life

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Siddhartha traveled around India to search for someone to answer his question but no one would give him the answer he was looking for

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After a while he still had not gotten the answer he was looking for but did not give up and kept on searching for the wright answer

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According to legend Siddhartha spent 6 years looking for the right answer

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after 7 weeks of deep meditation Siddhartha  had finally realized  that he had the right answer and realized that human suffering  can from three things
1)wanting what we like to do 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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Siddhartha spent seven more week under the tree which people started calling in the tree of wisdom

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Siddhartha was 35 years when he found Enlightenment under the tree

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After many years he was named the " Buddha"

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As Buddha traveled he had gained lots of followers

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Many of his followers were merchants and artists, also a few kings

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Buddha also had gained followers from upper class

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Buddha thought that people should act morally and be kind to other people

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Buddha was raised Hindu so many of his teachings are based on Hindu ideas

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Buddha's teachings were four main principles and where known as the Four Nobel Truths

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Buddha believed that should overcome there desire for martial arts

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He also thought that people should be reasonable and not cause themselves a unnecessary pain

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Buddha rejected many ideas that the Vedas had like animal sacrifice

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Buddha told people that they need to follow his texts

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Buddhism had still continued to spread even after Buddha's death and even through other areas as well

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According to Buddhism Tradition more that 500 people gathered shortly after Buddha's death

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After 200 years of Buddha's death Buddhism had spread thought almost all India

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Buddhism spread even more after one of the most powerful gods became Buddhist in the 200's BC

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Asoka built Buddhist temples and even school though out india

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The most important thing was that he helped spread Buddhism in other part of India and outside of india to

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Asoka sent Buddhist missionaries to other kingdoms in Asia

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Missionaries had introduced Buddhism to the west land on India also

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Buddhism continued to grow over the Centuries

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Eventually Buddhism had spread through China, Korea, and Japan