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Buddhism

The religion of Buddhism is a 25,000 year-old religion that is believed to have been started by a man named Siddhartha Guatama. Currently there are 376 million followers world wide. According to the BBC (n.d.), Buddhism is a spiritual tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development and the attainment of a deep insight into the true nature of life (Buddhism at a Glance, n.d.).
To understand Buddhism is to understand the first leader, Siddhartha Guatama. There are many different versions of how Siddhartha was born. In Buddhist tradition, Siddhartha was royalty that had palaces just for the seasons. Before he was born his mother, Queen Maya, had a dream that there was a white elephant that entered her body on the right side. Siddhartha was born the next day from her right side. However, she died afterwards from complications at birth. (Wikipedia, 2006)
After the birth there was a celebration and a seer announced that Siddhartha would be a king or a grand holy man. His......


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