It would have been Abraham if he had recognized what God meant when he said his name is "I am."
Otherwise, Buddhism does not have a patriarch. Your buddha nature is exactly the same as everyone else's buddha nature. Only the egoic, unawakened mind finds a construct like patriarchy useful. It has no relevance or meaning whatsoever to the awakened consciousness.
Guatama Buddha is known to be the founding father of buddhism...
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Siddhartha Guatama, or the Budda.
Repetition, according to Lil' Wayne. But, John Watson is the founding father of "learning theory". Neither of which is related to Buddhism.
no he was never a muslim. his father was muslim and mother budhist. father died and his mother taught him Buddhism.
A Buddhist with christian beliefs or vice versa.
I used to follow Nichiren Shoshu. It did not follow actual Buddhism. So many people that used to follow it don't anymore. I first became a different type of Buddhism, but because there is no way to Heaven through Buddhism, I decided to become a Christian. Or God called me to Christianity and gave me faith. Glory to our Father who art in Heaven-Amen.
Buddhism is structured into several different schools of thought. For instance, there is Mahayana Buddhism, Theravada Buddhism, zen Buddhism, Nichiren Buddhism, and Pure land Buddhism.
The guy who started it was born a prince, but became a wandering holy man(his father's worst nightmare...).
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Siddhartha Guatam died in 483 BCE. Siddhartha Guatam is also known as Buddha and is considered the father of Buddhism.
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There are no rituals in Buddhism. Infact Buddhism is against rituals. Buddhism is nothing but morality.