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buddhism Buddhism is a variety of teachings, sometimes described as a religion or way of life that attempts to identify the causes of human suffering and offer various ways that are claimed to end, or ease suffering. It is said by some to be a body of philosophies influenced by the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, known as Gautama Buddha. It is said by others to be a set of teachings to guide one to directly experiencing reality. Many scholars say that there is not one Buddhism but many Buddhisms, and the latest edition of one textbook is retitled Buddhist Religions. Buddhism is also known as Buddha Dharma or Dhamma, which means roughly the "teachings of the Awakened One" in Sanskrit and Pali, languages of ancient Buddhist texts. Buddhism began around the 5th century BCE in India with the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, commonly referred to as "the Buddha".

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	buddhism
founder	Siddharta Gautama (the Buddha)
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origin	520 BC, NE India.
followers	360 million
divine entity(s)	Varies: Theravada atheistic; Mahayana more polytheistic. Buddha taught nothing is permanent.
teachings	Purpose is to avoid suffering and gain enlightenment and release from cycle of rebirth, or at least attain a better rebirth by gaining merit.
afterlife	Reincarnation (understood differently than in Hinduism, with no surviving soul) until gain enlightenment
practices	Meditation, mantras, devotion to deities (in some sects), mandalas (Tibetan)
religious text(s)	Tripitaka (Pali Canon, Mahayana sutras like the Lotus Sutra, and others.

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