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Founding of Buddhism

Type Event Region India Time -563–-483

Buddhism was founded by Śākyamuni in the 6th century BCE in ancient India, with the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path as core doctrines,…

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  1. -563–-534Lumbini · NepalSiddhartha Gautama was born into the Śākya clan and grew up in Kapilavastu. After witnessing the suffering of birth, aging, sickness, and death, he left the palace at around the age of 29 and began a life of asceticism and seeking the Way.
  2. -534–-528Bodh Gaya · BiharAfter long meditation beneath the pipal tree at Bodh Gaya, Siddhartha dispelled ignorance, attained perfect awakening, and became the 'Buddha,' establishing an awakening centered on the Middle Way and dependent origination.
  3. -528–-483Sarnath · Uttar PradeshThe Buddha turned the Dharma wheel for the first time at Sarnath before the five bhikṣus, teaching the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path; he then took disciples, transmitted the Dharma, and established the sangha institution, formally forming Buddhism as an independent religious tradition that spread outward.

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