Mayhamaya was expecting her first born, when she had the strangest dream. ... With his new insight Siddhartha began a program of intense yogic meditation underneath a papal tree in Benares. ... Buddha, first taught in Benares, and it is there that the "Four Noble Truths", were spoken of. ... Although this sounds pessimistic, the philosophy of Siddhartha is a unique kind of therapy. ...

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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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