No He was a philosopher.
Fortunetelling by interpretation of thunder and lightning.
No, The Buddha tried these prior to his enlightenment and said that this practice does not lead to further wisdom.
Buddha taught everybody how to practice
People who believe in Buddha are commonly called Buddhists. They practice Buddhism
Buddhists do not worship any deities or people. There we do not worship. What we do is called practice. We practice putting the lesson the Buddha gave to us into all our activities of body speech and mind. We gather together in monasteries to practice together, which includes group meditation, chanting and teachings. We do have holidays were we celebrate the Buddha and his life. One of the most important is Vesak, which is the celebration of the Buddha's birth and enlightenment.
Some Indians practice Buddhism, but the majority are Hindu.
First off, Buddhist do not worship The Buddha. We honor and revere him. He was not a god. We come together to practice and honor him in a temple.
He had a wife and a son. However he left them to start his own spiritual practice.
M. Blackerby has written: 'Fortunetelling'
Any place where there are people who honestly practice the Buddha's teachings could be said to be a sacred site. In addition, Lumbini, where the Buddha was born, and BodhGaya, where the Buddha attained enlightenment, are generally considered to be sacred sites.
Offering coins to the Buddha are done so in an effort to secure one's prosperity. This is a shallow and superstitious practice that has nothing to do with the message that the Buddha brought to the world.
First, Buddha people are generally called "Buddhists" or "followers of Buddha." They first practiced their religion in India, but it was spread by missionaries to places like China, Japan, Nepal, and all over Southeast Asia as well.