1. Buddhism by Odallys Chavez, Velius Manivong, Daniel Martinez, Ragan Price

2. Founder of Buddhism? The founder of Buddhism was Siddhartha Gautama (Buddhashakyamuni)

3. When did it start? It started in 520 B.C.E (Before Common Era)

4. Where did it start? It started in India and spread and spread west

5. Holy book? Their holy book was the tripitaka.

6. Place of worship? Their place of worship is the Vihara.

7. Buddhism Major Beliefs: Reincarnation The Three Trainings Four Noble Truths The Five Precepts The Eight Fold Path

8. Original Practices and Key Beliefs Basic meditations– Mindfulness of Breathing and Loving-kindness Key beliefs summed up by the Four Noble Truths and Noble Eightfold Path

9. Major Turning Points Emperor Ashoka of India spread Buddhism to Southeast Asia in 3 rd century BCE Buddhism spread to China in the 1 st century CE and then to Japan and Korea Spread to the west in the 20 th century CE

10. How it Spread Over Time Spread mostly by missionaries

11. Buddhism Today Thailand, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Japan, China, some parts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, European countries and the USA Population believed to be over 500 million

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