HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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A religion that branched off from Hinduism and was founded by Mahavira; practiced strict poverty
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A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms
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A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha.
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A single spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything
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Detailed explanation-1: -Buddhism is one of the world’s largest religions and originated 2, 500 years ago in India. Buddhists believe that the human life is one of suffering, and that meditation, spiritual and physical labor, and good behavior are the ways to achieve enlightenment, or nirvana .
Detailed explanation-2: -Buddhism is a philosophy of life expounded by Gautama Buddha ("Buddha” means “enlightened one"), who lived and taught in northern India in the 6th century B.C. The Buddha was not a god and the philosophy of Buddhism does not entail any theistic world view.
Detailed explanation-3: -Buddhism is a non-theistic religion (no belief in a creator god), also considered a philosophy and a moral discipline, originating in India in the 6th and 5th centuries BCE. It was founded by the sage Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha l. c. 563-c.