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In the year 534 BCE, a young Indian prince named Siddhartha Gautama (age 29) was deeply troubled about the fact that so many people suffer. So he left his wife and child and renounced his throne to find out the answer to why there was suffering. Now it should be noted when Buddhists speak of suffering this includes dissatisfaction (unhappiness) with the way things are. Siddhartha went to study with various gurus to try to find the answer to his question. Theses gurus had him do various types of yoga and meditation to try to help him with his quest. None of them seem to have an answer to his question though.
Siddhartha left these various gurus and joined in with a group of ascetics. Asceticism is a path in which you deprive the body in order to conquer and control the mind. He practiced asceticism fiercely, almost to the point of death. At that point he realized that giving in to pleasure, as he did when he was a prince, nor trying to punish the body, was the proper path to finding the answer. So he sat down and meditated under a pi-pal tree. During this meditation he discovered the root of all suffering and the path to how to overcome suffering and became enlightened.
After his enlightenment he meets up with his ascetic friends, who by now were critical of him for leaving the path of asceticism. But he explains to them what he had discovered and they were instantly converted. From there The Buddha taught for 45 years until his death at 85 converting many to his teachings and now Buddhism is the 4th largest religion in the world.
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What are Buddhism countries of origin?
The origin of Buddhism is INDIA.
What do you know about the two religions Buddhism and Christianity?
The place of origin of Buddhism was Nepal, India while the place of origin of Christianity was Jerusalem.
What is the point of origin of Buddhism?
Buddhism originated in northern India, and developed from Hinduism.
Where is Buddhism 's place of origin?
India
Is Nepal the country of origin of Buddhism?
yes, Nepal is the origin place of lord buddha.
What was the origin and development of Buddhism before it became popular in China?
The origin was in India and the development is unknown
What is the origin or Buddhism?
The Buddha was a Prince named Siddhartha Gautama who was born and raised in an area called Limbini which is the modern-day Nepal in India. Therefore, India is the official origin of Buddhism.
What was the land origin of Buddhism?
Buddhism most likely originated in Nepal, since that is where the Buddha is originally from. The second most likely place is India.
What does Buddhism say about how the world was started?
Buddhism does not concern itself on lores about the origin of the world. It's only concern is ending of suffering by understanding the causes.
How is the origin of Buddhism different from that of Hinduism?
Hinduism was never made by a particular man. meanwhile Buddhism was founded by lord buddha, A Hindu king and saint.
What is the place of origin of Buddhism?
india, but the founder was born in NEPAL
What is the date of origin of buddism?
The exact date of origin of Buddhism is disputed, but it is agreed that it was about 2500 - 2600 years ago.
