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Buddhism - College Essays

Buddhism

is a major religion, founded in northeastern India in AD
552. It is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, who is known as
the Buddha, or "Enlightened One." Buddha is the Indian philosopher and the
founder of , born in Kapilavastu, India. He was the son of the head
of the Sakya warrior caste, in later life he was known also as Sakyamuni.
All the surviving accounts of Buddha's life were written many years
after his death by followers rather than by objective historians. Therefore,
it is difficult to separate facts from the myths and legend in which they
are based. From the available evidence, Buddha apparently showed an early
interest in meditation and image, angering his ...

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monk who was calm and
peaceful and decided to adopt his way of life and family, wealth, and power
in the search for truth. This decision, known in Buddhism as the Great
Renunciation, is celebrated by Buddhists as a turning point in history.
Gautama was then 29 years old, according to tradition.
Wandering as a beggar over northern India, Buddha first
investigated Hinduism. He took teachings from some famous Brahman teachers,
but he found the Hindu caste system insulting and Hindu cruelty useless. He
continued his search, attracting but later losing five followers. About 528,
while sitting under a bo tree near Gaya, he experienced the Great
Enlightenment, which exposed the way of "salvation from suffering." Shortly
afterward he preached his first sermon in the Deer Park near Benares. This
sermon, the text of which is preserved, contains the main idea of Buddhism.
Many scholars regard it as comparable, in its tone of truth and importance
in history, to Jesus Christ's ...

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