- founded by Siddhatta Gotama
-where: in India 2500 years ago
-Siddhatta Gotama is the Buddha
-follow holy book Tipitaka
-worship at home or at temple while they sit barefoot and chant religious texts
-five precepts:
1. To avoid harming living things
2. Don't take things freely given
3. To live a decent life
4. To avoid speaking unkindly or lying
5. To avoid using alcohol and drugs