Buddhism
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is a major religion, founded in northeastern India in AD
552. It is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, who is known as
the Buddha, or "Enlightened One." Buddha is the Indian philosopher and the
founder of , born in Kapilavastu, India. He was the son of the head
of the Sakya warrior cast ....
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.... in search of
"enlightenment." One day in 533, according to tradition, he met an old man,
a sick man, and a dead body, and he suddenly realized that suffering is the
common part of humankind. He then met a beggar monk who was calm and
peaceful and decided to adopt his way of life and family, wealth, and power
in the search for truth. This decision, known in Buddhism as the Great
Renunciation, is celebrated by Buddhists as a turning point in history.
Gautama was then 29 years old, accord ....
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