founded by Siddhartha Gautama in northern India, during the 5th century B.C.E (Hardy, 2008). Siddhartha witnessed the suffering of the world and sought out a way to be freed. He was soon enlightened, he became a “Buddha” an awakened one. Buddhism, however, does not worship the Buddha. In fact, this religion does not worship a personal God. Buddhism is fundamentally a religion of wisdom, enlightenment, and compassion, the qualities embodied by Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. These qualities originate…
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