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Buddhist Monks in Meditation |
Buddhism is one of the world's oldest and most significant religions. It has spread through most of Asia, Influencing the many cultures there, and is now gaining followers in the West.
A growing number of schools of philosophy taught new ways of thinking, some of which opposed the growth of the priestly Vedic religion. Into this world came Siddhartha Gautama, who would come to be known as the Buddha, or the Awakened one. Because so many devout legends have grown up around the story of the Buddha's life and teaching, it is sometimes hard to separate fact form fiction. |