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Siddharta Guatama began to question Hinduism and the meaning of human life.

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Siddharta left his home and traveled to many regions in India to look for answers.

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Nobody could give convincing enough answers to Siddharta's questions.

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Siddharta freed his mind from daily concerns by fasting and meditating.

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Siddharta meditated under a tree, later known as the Tree of Wisdom, and finally got the answers he was looking for.

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Siddharta was then called the Buddha or the "Enlightened One".

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He realized human sufferings cam from three things:
Wanting what we 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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His followers called this talk the First Sermon.

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Siddharta spent the rest of his life traveling to teach his ideas.

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Suddharta spent 7 more weeks meditating under the Tree of Wisdom, after he found his answers.

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As Buddha traveled, he began to gain many followers.

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

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Buddha had four guiding principles called the Four Noble Truths.

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Buddha believed the Eightfold Path was a middle way between human desires and denying oneself any pleasure.

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Buddha taught people to overcome their desire for material goods, but should not starve their bodies/cause any pain.

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After Buddha dies, 500 of Buddha's followers gathered together to make sure Buddha's teachings were taught correctly.

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Buddhist teachings were popular and easy to understand, so these ideas spread very quickly.

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The king, Asoka, became a Buddhist, and sent missionaries to spread their religious beliefs.

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Missionaries introduced Buddhism to lands west of India.

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Buddhism was taught to millions of people, and spread as far away as Syria and Egypt.

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Buddha rejected many of the ideas taught in the Vedas, such as animal sacrifice.

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Buddha challenged the authority of the Hindu priests. He did not believe the Brahmins or their rituals were necessary.

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Buddha did not reject the idea of Hindu reincarnation.

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Buddha agreed that those who failed to reach nirvana (or in Hinduism their caste), would be reborn time and time again until they achieve it.

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The Buddha disliked the caste system.

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Buddha thought it was wrong for someone to be put into a particular place in society.

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It didn't matter what Varna or caste someone belonged to. As long as they lived the way they should, that was fine.

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Buddha thought/taught every person who followed the Eightfold path would properly reach nirvana, unlike Hinduism.

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Buddha made people feel they had the power to change their lives, unlike Hinduism.

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Many rich and powerful Indians began to follow Buddhism.