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= Buddhism =

Quick info
The religion of Buddhism originally came from Hinduism. Buddha is in a way like Jesus. Buddha was Hindu, but started the religion Buddhism just like how Jesus was Jewish and started Christianity. Hindus were looking for new answers to certain questions about suffering. The Hindus wanted to know why people needed to suffer and how it could be avoided.

Buddha
Historians say that Buddha was born around 563BCE (Before common era). When he was born, his name wasn't Buddha. His name was Siddhartha Gotma. His father was the ruler of a small kingdom in northern India. Today it is known as Nepal. He took Siddhartha to a fortune teller. They said that he would indeed become a great leader. They said that he would be his fathers successor. However, they said that if he were to see any of the following four things that he would not become a ruler, but instead a wondering holy man. If he saw a sick man, a dead man, or an old man, then if would take the path of a holy man. His father vowed that he would not become a holy man, so he kept him from the outside world. He grew up in ultimate luxury. He married a woman and had a boy. Just when his life seemed complete, he questioned why he couldn't go outside of the palace. He went outside and went to a park. There, he saw the four things. He saw a sick man, a dead man, and an old man. He saw the fourth thing, a holy man, when he finally took the path of a holy man.