The beginning of this religion does not seem like a religion to me. My perception is that it was more like a very special person found the fundamental truth parts of life, and teaching it to people who needed his teaching. Siddhartha (Gautama) probably had a hard time to be teaching what he had learned by himself for at least six years. Who would have believed in what he had to say after failing so many tries and disappointed his followers. Since many people are following his teaching in today's society, I guess it had become a religion after all. It was really incredible how he can through away everything, including family, just to find answers to a question; especially in those days. In his teaching, he mentioned something about stopping
