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Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000167 EndHTML:0000001222 StartFragment:0000000457 EndFragment:0000001206 Buddhism is a religion and a philosiphy encompassing a variety of traditions beliefs and practices largely based on teachings attributed to siddhartha Gautama was a spirtiual teacher who founded Buddhism commonly known as the buddha. Buddhism is a major global religion with a complex histry and system of beliefs. Historians estimate that the founder of buddhism siddhartha he lived in 480 bc. After Buddha became a munk he spend the remainder of his live journeying about india, teaching others what he had come to understand. There are six seperate plains to which anylliving being can be reborn-three fortunate realms three unftunate realms there are realms of demigods andrealm of gods and a realm of men. By: Amber, Elise, Jake, Leo, and Matt Buddhism was founded around 500 BCE by an Indian prince called Siddharta Gautama. Though it still remains the dominant religion of the Far East. The Buddhists worship the teachings of Buddha, otherwise known as “The Enlightened One.” Today there are over 360 million followers of Buddhism. Although there are various Buddhist beliefs they all admire the figure of the Buddha and the goal to end suffering and the cycle of rebirth. Showing basic Buddhism, a quote the Buddha once said describing the afterlife in the religions point of view, was “Life is a journey. Death is a return to earth. The universe is like an inn. The passing years are like dust. Regard this phantom world as a star at dawn, a bubble in a stream, a flash of lightning in a summer cloud, a flickering lamp - a phantom - and a dream.” There are two primary branches of Buddhism: Theravada and Mahayana. Devotion is a major part of the Buddhist culture. This includes bowing, offerings, pilgrimage,and chanting. Buddhists only eat at dawn and at noon. Islam Religion information.