Buddhist Religion

Buddhist Religion 1 The Buddhist Religion August 12, 2002 Mike Jones Dr. Doug Pukkett Religion in American Life PRE 323 Buddhist Religion 2 Historical Background <Tab/>The earliest evidence of Buddhism is found in the year 525 B.C. This was the year that Siddhartha Gautama, also known as Buddha founded Buddhism. Buddha was born in Lumbini which is now known as Nepal (Columbia Encyclopedia). At the age of 29, Buddha began carving a path to one of …showed first 75 words of 1540 total…

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