Buddhism
Mahayana Buddhism
Bodhisattvas (Enlightened individuals
who try to help others achieve enlightenment)
Saw Buddha as a diety
Theravada Buddhism
Four noble paths
One is freed from desire by following an 8 fold path
3. One can be freed from desire
2. Suffering is caused by desire
1. All life is suffering
Believe in rebirth
Goal is to achieve Nirvana
You find enlightenment within yourself
Believe in gods but don't think they are
as important
Origin
Founder
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
He was born in India and when he saw the tragedy of life he
he said he would end suffering so he meditated under the Bhodi tree until he acheived inner peace "Nirvana"