Buddhism was started by a man who was named Siddhartha Gautama, who was born into the Kshatriya family. This family lived along the foothills of the Himalayas. His father was the king of this family, which made him the prince! After awhile, he got sick of being a prince and didn’t put any thought, effort, or desire into anything he did anymore. A long time after this, he decided that nobody lives without suffering, so he made up the idea of the “four noble truths” that stated that desire is caused by suffering, and if you want to get rid of your personal struggles, you needed to follow the “Eightfold Path” of right aspirations, views, conduct, speech, mindfulness, meditation, livelihood, and
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This created the basic fundamentals of Buddhism. Around 268 - 232 BCE, the Mauryan Empire, King Ashoka began promoting the religion called Buddhism. He then sent several missionaries to far, foreign lands such as Tibet to diffuse Buddhism. One of King Ashoka’s children led his mission as a Buddhist missionary all the way to Sri Lanka to promote, and to teach and talk about Buddhism. It is also recorded that the Buddhist monks traveled to Thailand, Burma, as well as Sumatra to teach others about the power and influence
This created the basic fundamentals of Buddhism. Around 268 - 232 BCE, the Mauryan Empire, King Ashoka began promoting the religion called Buddhism. He then sent several missionaries to far, foreign lands such as Tibet to diffuse Buddhism. One of King Ashoka’s children led his mission as a Buddhist missionary all the way to Sri Lanka to promote, and to teach and talk about Buddhism. It is also recorded that the Buddhist monks traveled to Thailand, Burma, as well as Sumatra to teach others about the power and influence