Buddhism is a religion based on teachings attributed to Buddha. Before him, there was no other. By definition a founder cannot be the first follower.
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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.
The Buddhist holy place is called Here. Lumbini where Buddha was born, Bodh Gaya where Buddha became enlightened, Sarnath where Buddha gave his first sermon, and Kushinagar where Buddha died are the most important holy places for buddhists.
The Buddhist figure is the God of the Buddha religion. His name is Gautama Buddha, who was a spiritual figure who's teachings founded Buddhism, so the Buddha figure is Gautama the original Buddhist
The Buddha's first pupils were ascetics whom he originally studied under.
No, the Buddha that we talk about today - Shakyamuni Buddha - was not the first Buddha according to the Pali Canon (The Buddhist Scriptures). Depending on what source you look at, it is said there were anywhere between six and 28 earlier Buddha's. One of the most important Buddha's was Prince Siddhartha Guatama
Mahaprajapati Gautama (Gautami) was the first woman to follow Buddhist religion. Satya
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The buddha is the same for all Buddhist no matter where they are. The original was Siddhartha Gautama.
By meditating & giving offerings to images of the Buddha & other Buddhist deities.
Lumbini: this is where Buddha was born.Bodh Gaya:This is where Buddha got his enlightenment.Saranath: this is the place of Buddha's first teaching.Kushinagar: this is the place where Buddha died. the end of his lifetimeThats a few i learnt in school hope it helps you and enjoy bye.