... thrown onto a sacred river, the river Ganges being the most sacred of all. For Dummies ® Buddhism Buddhism is named after the founder of Buddhism, the Buddha (Enlightened One) named Siddhartha Gautama, or Shakyamuni. Scholars believe he lived around 500 BC, and was born into the warrior caste as a Hindu prince of a northern India town. At the age of 29, Gautama ... ...

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... ,000 members. They represent about 22 percent of the world's population and are the second largest religion. The largest concentrations of Muslims are in Africa and Asia. Buddhism The Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, founded Buddhism in Northern India. He left his family to search for the truth and later reach enlightenment. As Buddhism's most important individual, he had many disciples and that ... ...

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