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a complex history and system of beliefs. An Indian religion, Buddhism encompasses a variety of traditions and spiritual practices largely based on original teachings attributed to the Buddha and resulting interpreted philosophies.

Gautama, lived from 566(?) to 480(?) B.C. The son of an Indian king, Gautama led an luxurious life through early adulthood, reveling in the privileges of his social caste. But when he bored of the indulgences of royal life, Gautama wandered into the world behind the castle walls. After encountering an old man, an ill man, a corpse and an ascetic, Gautama was convinced that suffering lay at the end of all existence. He renounced his princely title and became a monk, depriving himself of worldly possessions in the hope of comprehending the truth of the world around him. The culmination of his search came while meditating beneath a tree, where he finally understood how to be free from suffering, and ultimately, to achieve Nirvana.

has become an important description of the Buddhist path. It consists of a set of eight interconnected factors or conditions, that when developed together, lead to the Enlightenment. These eight factors are: Right View (or Right Understanding), Right Intention (or Right Thought), Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration.

flower. According to legend, Gautama Buddha was born with the ability to walk and everywhere he stepped, lotus flowers bloomed. Lotus also is a great sign of India.

The Tripitaka was composed between about 500 BCE to about the start of the common era. Each Buddhist sub-tradition had its own Tripitaka for its monasteries, written by its association.

of them are Westerners. They follow many different forms of Buddhism, but all traditions are characterized by non-violence, lack of dogma, tolerance of differences, and, usually, by the practice of meditation. However, some people do not see it as a religion in the normal sense, because Buddhism does not include the idea of worshipping a creator god. The basics of Buddhism are straightforward and practical: nothing is fixed or permanent; actions have consequences; change is possible.