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1) Siddhartha Gautama had started asking questions about Hindu teachings and that was the foundation of the new religion.

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2)Sid spent 7 weeks meditating and taking his mind off of regular concerns and found the answers to what he was looking for.

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3) there were three answers for human suffering #1 wanting what we do not have #2 wanting what we already have #3 and wanting what we dislike and have.

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4)He spent 7 more weeks under a tree which his followers named Tree of wisdom.

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5) at age 30 Siddhartha left his family to look for answers

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6)He traveled to find priests and people known for their wisdom.

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7)no one could give him the right answers.

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8) For several years he traveled for answers and visited many parts of India

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9) After sitting by the tree he was called Buddha

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10)He spent the rest of his life spreading his Ideas and traveling.

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1)Buddhas teachings challenged Hindus teachings

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2) Hindus have animal sacrifice and Buddhas did not follow this

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3) Buddha challenged the the authority of the Hindu priests, the Brahman

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4) Hindus had priests help them but in Buddhism you had to work on your own and get your own food.

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5) Buddhism does follow after the Hindu teaching of reincarnation

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6) they do not teach the caste system and he does not believe people should be put in there places.

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7) unlike Hinduism, Buddhism made people feel that they had power to change there lives.

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8) Buddhism did not follow any teachings from the Vedas like the Hindus do

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9)They do not fast like Hindus because he does not want people to feel pain.

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10) Hinduism was started by many peoples ideas and Buddhism was started by one man himself.

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1)he taught many people but mostly merchants and artisans

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2)they followed the Four noble truths

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3) They taught that suffering and unhappiness are a part of human life no one can escape sorrow.

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4) Suffering comes from our desires for pleasure and material goods. people cause their own misery because they want things they want things they can not have.

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5) people can overcome their desires and ignorance and reach nirvana, state of perfect peace. Reaching nirvana would free a persons soul from suffering and from the need of for further reincarnation.

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6) people can overcome ignorance and and desire by following an eight fold path that leads to wisdom, enlightenment, and salvation.

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7) avoid lies and gossip

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8) prevent evil and do good.

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9) Incline towards goodness and kindness

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10) believe in the nature of existence as suffering and the four noble Truths