Buddhism

• Founded in India by prince Siddhartha Gautama
• Holy text: The Three Bashets of Wisdom
• House of worship: shrine
• Sections:
Therevada- believes Buddha is not a god, but a spiritual guide
Mahayana- believe that Buddha is a god
• Spread through India, then to China by Indian traders, and also spread to Japan, Tibit, Mongolia, and Southeast Asia along the Silk Road

Beginning of Buddhism
• Prince Siddhartha Gautama discovers misery and poverty of his people. This upsets him. He meditated to find the answer to why people must suffer from pain and sorrow. After 49 days of meditation, he found answers and became the enlightened one, or Buddha.