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An 8 page paper that discusses the advent of Buddhism in India and its spread throughout Asia. The paper focuses on how the malleable nature of Buddhism allowed it to insinuate itself in many different cultures, often changing the very nature of existing religions. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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offering an alternative to already existing native religions. It arrived at each destination unburdened by long lists of gods and even longer lists of rituals. Instead, it carried with it
only the four holy truths, the eightfold path, and the request that followers practice compassion, understanding, and acceptance of all. This simplicity made it both adaptable to existing rituals and
beliefs, which in turn, made it extremely attractive to commoners and lay people. Buddhism had the distinction in Asia of being one of the first accessible religions for the people,
all people, and its flexible nature allowed it to flourish in the lands that eventually adopted it. As in the case of many
ancient religious scriptures, it is difficult to distinguish between fact and fiction, so generally, a combination of both is used to retell the history of Buddhism and its affects on
Asia. Siddhatha Gotama, a Hindu prince born in the sixth century b.c. in northern India. By the age of twenty-nine, he left the luxurious palace of his childhood to begin
a quest to find salvation, first studying with Hindu gurus for six years and later joining a group of wandering ascetic monks who traveled across India and Nepal (Monroe 110).
Throughout his travels, he developed a kinship with nature which later translated into a fundamental tenant of Buddhism, that of love and companionship as a way of life for all
of nature and humankind. During a prolonged meditative isolation in Gaya, he conceived of the four noble truths and the eightfold path to enlightenment.
Thus began Buddhas forty-five years of preaching and teaching and establishing a sangha, a monastery for his disciples and missionaries. He denied that he was an immortal deity, and
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