LET S FIND OUT RELIGION BUDDHISM KATY BRENNAN Britannica Educational Publishing IN ASSOCIATION WITH ROSEN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
What Is BuddhIsm The religion based on the teachings of the Buddha is known as Buddhism The Buddha was born Siddhartha Gautama in what is now Nepal sometime in the sixth to the fourth century BCE about 2,500 years ago He became enlightened and found a Vocabulary In Buddhism to be enlightened is to reach a state of total freedom from unhappiness and suffering Buddhism is based on the teachings of the Buddha who lived sometime in the sixth to fourth century BCE in Nepal 4
Buddhism has many followers around the world Buddhist temples and practices vary by region This temple is in Japan where many people practice Buddhism way to free himself from the cycle of desire and suffering that all living beings experience The Buddha taught his followers how to achieve this too Buddhism began in India and spread to central and southeastern Asia China Korea and Japan Today Buddhism is the fourth-largest religion in the world with about five hundred million followers Followers of Buddhism are called Buddhists 5
