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Siddhartha was born a Kshatriya, but he was not satisfied with his life.

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Siddhartha wondered why there was so much pain and grieving in the world, so he began to question the meaning of life.

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Before the age of 30 Siddhartha went on a journey to find the answers to his questions, but nobody knew them

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Siddhartha wanted to free his mind of daily concerns so he went for a while without washing himself or eating. He spent much of his time meditating.

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After several weeks of meditating under a tree in Gaya, he realized that human suffering comes from three things.

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The three things that human suffering comes from are wanting what we like but don't have, wanting to keep what we like and have, and not wanting what we dislike but have.

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Siddhartha was about 35 when he found enlightenment and he was named the Buddha, meaning the enlightened one.

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The tree Siddhartha meditated under was later named the Tree of Wisdom.

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The First Sermon was when Siddhartha described his new ideas to 5 of his former companions.

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Siddhartha's ideas became the foundation of a major new religion in India

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As the Buddha traveled he gained lots of followers, who were the first believers in Buddhism.

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After finding the answers to his questions Siddhartha spent the rest if his life traveling across northern India teaching people his ideas.

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There were 4 guiding principles at the heart of Buddha's teachings. They became know as the Four Noble Truths.

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The Eightfold Path is a middle way between human desires and denying oneself any pleasure.

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The Buddha taught that it was the responsibility of each person to work for his or her own salvation.

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Within 200 years of the Buddha's death, Buddhism had spread through most of India.

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The king of India, Asoka, sent missionaries to other kingdoms in Asia to spread Buddhism.

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As Buddhism spread it split into two major branches, Theravada and Mahayana.

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The Buddha gained many followers among the higher classes.

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Mahayana is by far the larger branch of Buddhism.

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Some of the Buddha's teachings challenged traditional Hindu ideas.

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The Buddha was opposed to the caste system because he didn't think that people should be confined to a particular place in society.

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Many of Buddha's teachings reflected Hindu ideas.

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The Buddha said that it doesn't matter what varna or caste you are in as long as you live the way you should.

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The Buddha told people they didn't have to follow the ideas in the Vedas.

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Unlike Hinduism, Buddhism let people feel like they had the power to change their lives.

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Many herders, farmers, artisans, and untouchables supported the Buddha because they liked hearing that their social rank wouldn't be a barrier to their enlightenment.

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Like Hindus, the Buddha believed that people should act morally and treat others well.

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When Siddhartha was a young man he was dissatisfied with the teachings of Hinduism.

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When Siddhartha was a Hindu he looked around him he would see people working hard and suffering.