- Buddhism, the fourth greatest religion in the world, originated in India and it spread to neighbouring countries: like - Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Japan, China Vietnam and Thailand.
- Budhhism was founded by Gautama Buddha
Important Facts about Buddha
| Birth | 563 BC( According to some Historians) |
| Birth Place | Lumbini( Now in Nepal) near kapilvastu, the capital of the Shakyas |
| Real Name | Siddhartha |
| Father’s Name | Suddhodanana, elected chief of the Shakyas |
| Mother’s Name | Mahamaya |
| Step Mother | Prajapati Gautami |
| Wife | Yashodhara |
| Son | Rahul |
| Caste | Kshatriya |
| His Horse | Kantaka |
| Charioteer | Channa |
| Four Signs | Aged man, sick man , corpse , Mendicant |
| Teacher(Guru) | Asita was first Guru, Alana Kalama taught hi mediation and Upanishads |
| Great Going Forth | Mahabhiniskramana at the age of 29 |
| Place of Enlightnment( Nirvana) | Beneath a Pipal tree in Gaya(Bodh Gaya) at Niranjana river at the age of 35 |
| First Sermon | Dharmachakra pravartana , Sarnath near Varanasi |
| Death( Parinirvana) | Kushinagar, at Kasiya village in Deoria district of U.P at the age of 80 in 487 BC. |
Buddhist Sects
- The Hinayana
- The Mahayana
- The Vajrayana
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