Early Buddhism

Origin: Buddhism was founded in approximately 566 BC when an Indian prince named Siddartha Guatama later known as The Buddha, was born. He went around teaching people of his ways for 45 years. He began his spiritual quest at the age of 29, which lead 6 years later to his enlightenment under the Bodhi tree or the tree of wisdom at Bodh Gaya in Northern Indian. The Buddha means "the enlightened one". He lived to the age of about 80 and when he died he had about 500 disciples. Classification: Is neither monotheistic nor polytheistic, does not depend on the existence of a God who created the universe. Universal religion. Branches/Divisions: Nikaya, Mahayana, and Vajrayana