The first buddhist ruler was Ashoka, and he ruled from 269 - 232 BCE. ... That means that buddhists don't see buddha as a god. they see him more as a philosophy, or just a regular person. ... The primary elements of the western part are meditation and temple worship, which focuses more on ritual in the religious traditional sense. ...

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