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Siddhartha Gautama was born around 563 BC in northern India.

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Siddhartha was a prince who grew up in luxury.

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Siddhartha was born a Kshatriya and didn't have to face many problems that other people did.

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Siddhartha felt something was missing and started questioning the meaning of human life. This resulted in him going on a journey to India.

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Siddhartha found his answers from seven weeks of deep meditation.

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when Siddhartha was 35 he found enlightenment under the tree of wisdom. From then on, he would be called Buddha.

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

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For a while, Siddhartha did not even wash him self. He also started fasting.

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The three answers Siddhartha found were; Wanting what you like but do not have, wanting to keep what we like and already have, and not wanting what we dislike but have.

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Meditation really helped Siddhartha find the answers he was looking for.

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As Buddha traveled, he gained many followers.

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most of his followers were merchants and artisans but some were kings.

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these followers were the first believers in Buddhism.

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Buddhas teachings reflected Hindu Ideas

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at the heart of Buddha's teachings were four guiding principals.

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The First principal was "Suffering and unhappiness are a part of human. life no one can escape sorrow" The second principal was "suffering comes from our desires for pleasure and material goods. People cause there own misery because they want things they cannot have."

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Buddha believed that the Eightfold path was a middle way between human desires and denying ones self any pleasure.

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Some of Buddhas teachings challenged traditional Hindu ideas.

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Buddha rejected many ideas from the Vedas.

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Buddha was opposed to the caste system.

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Unlike Hinduism, Buddhism made them feel like they could change their lives.

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Buddha followed many ideas of the Hindu's but also disagreed with a few of them.

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Buddha rejected many Hindu ideas such as animal sacrifice.

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Buddha challenged the authority of Hindu priests and Brahmans.

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Buddha rejected many ideas from the Vedas and told people not to follow these texts.

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The Eightfold path is something that some Hindus followed.

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The Eightfold path includes things like don't steal from or harm others, avoid lies and gossip, and reject work that hurts others.

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Buddha died around 483 BC.

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The Eightfold path included rules like right thought, right intent, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort,right mindfulness, and right concentration.

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Asoka sent Buddhist missionaries to other kingdoms in Asia.