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Buddhism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Buddha | This means ¨ Enlightened One,¨ a title given to the Siddhartha Guatama upon his attainment of enlightenment. |
| Buddhism | The religion is based on teachings of the Buddha |
| Eightfold Path | The eight steps that the Buddha taught to escape suffering in the world. |
| Enlightenment | The state of awareness that Siddhartha achieved after meditation on how to escape the suffering of the world. |
| Four Noble Truths | The teachings of the Buddha about suffering in the world coming from desires. |
| Karma | Cause & Effect: good things happen to a person when they do good things and bad things happen to a person when they do bad things. |
| Siddhartha Guatama | A.K.A the Buddha, was a Nepalce prince who founded the religion of Buddhism based on his teachings in c. 600 BCE. |
| Nontheism | Is a religion that does not have the belief in a god or gods. |
| Nepal | A present day country in northeastern South Asia (north of India) where Siddhartha Guatama was born and Buddhism was founded. |