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=Buddhism=

__Who Founded This Religion?__
The founder of this religion was Siddhartha Gautama, or the buddha. In the year of 528.B.C while sitting under a tree known today as a bodhi. He was once a young prince who did not admire the palace life and wanted to achieve spiritual enlightenment. So one day he left the palace and came across 3 people, one who was sick, one who was old, and one corpse. It was then that he realized that he needed to obtain spiritual peace so that other people could follow in his footsteps. Devaputra Mara, chief of all demons, summoned many distractions to try to disturb Siddhartha's concentration, but he got into deeper meditation and imagined the deadly distractions as flowers or rainbows. Then he overcame the demons and finally obtained spiritual peace. He is also known as, "Conqueror Buddha," for overpowering the chief.

__Who are the Religious Leaders?__
The buddha is the main religious leader also known as the "enlightened one" who was the first to obtain spiritual peace. Today many people follow in the foot steps of the buddha and try to obtain the enlightenment that the buddha had.

__What is the Place of Worship?__
The place of worship is in a temple or at home and they bow to a shrine or statue.

__Where did This Religion Begin? Where is it Practiced Today?__
Buddhism began in northern Asia and is now practiced in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Cambonia, Laos, Japan, China, India, Pakistan, Bangledesh, and Nepal. Although, it is one of the smallest religions, Buddhism is still practiced all over the world.

__**What are the Main Beliefs of This Religion?**__
 * The main beliefs are being kind and loving to all people and achieving spiritual enlightenment. To achieve this you must obey the spiritual eight-fold path.

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__Does This Religion Have Gods?__
No, this religion does not believe in gods or goddesses. They only believe in life after death, the life cycle, birth, life, death, rebirth. and they are constantly trying to break the cycle by achieving spiritual peace.

The sacred writings are called Sutras. It contains the actual words from the buddha himself.
 * __What are the Sacred Writings?__**