Finally, Buddhism is a completely axial religion because internal sacrifices, rewards, ultimate reality, and breaking the cycle of suffering are core beliefs. First, Inner peace and sacrifice is important. In Buddha, by Karen Armstrong, it is explained that citizens became dissatisfied with old Vedic beliefs. Since the Vedas were never written down, they had to be passed down orally. Soon, only the priests knew the Vedas. Because the Brahmins were the only ones with total religious knowledge, they had to be present during worship. This gave them great power and also meant that people could not worship without going to the temple. With this new religion introduced by the Upanishads, religious knowledge was shared with all. Self-liberation was
