Buddhism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9AoZj_FPzU Siddhartha Guatama Buddhism

Origins Siddhartha Gautama is the founder of Buddhism (563-483 B.C.) Originated in India  

Basic Beliefs Reincarnation was the cycle of rebirth until one reached nirvana Nirvana/Enlightenment - release from selfishness and pain

Holy Texts Four Noble Truths - explained what he discovered in his enlightenment, how to end suffering.   Eightfold Path - how you achieve enlightenment

4 Noble Truths Everything in life is suffering. The cause of all suffering is people’s selfish desire for the temporary pleasures of this world. The way to end suffering is to end all desires The way to overcome such desires and attain enlightenment is to follow the Eightfold Path, which is called the Middle Way between desires and self-denial

Major Gods Rejects the idea of many gods Some sects believe that Buddha was a god

Important Traditions/Customs Sangha - religious community of Buddhist monks and nuns   Rejected the Caste System Many followers were laborers and craftspeople.

Where is Buddhism today? Missionaries spread Buddhism throughout Asia (China, Japan, Korea) Was not widely accepted in India because of the rejection of the caste system