Buddhism Buddhism began with a man called Siddhartha Gautama who was born around 563 B.C. ... The legend of the "man who woke up" is generally as follows adapted from Smith (p. 83-4) When Siddhartha Gautama was born his parents commissioned a future seer who said if he remained in the world he was destined to unite all of India. ...
Adam Ruppel Professor Stover Religion and the Modern World 4 December 2014 The After Life The afterlife and how one gets there is as diverse as the different religions explored in this research. In some form or fashion, on average, the religions explored for the purposes of this assignment, believe that something occurs after death. This is represented by the text, sacred text and word of mouth passed down from generation to generation. In Western, Eastern and Pagan religions, the concept of how to achieve a good or a bad existence after death have remained static for centuries. For examp...