Buddhism is a religious-philosophical doctrine, undoubtedly being the first world religion at the time of its foundation. Christianity is "younger" than Buddhism for 5 centuries, in turn, as Islam - for as many as 12 centuries. The founder of Buddhism - Siddhartha Gautama, was an Indian prince and lived in the Ganges Valley, his childhood and young years passed in his father’s palace. From infancy, wealth surrounded him, and a serene, well-fed life awaited him. But once a meeting with a sick ascetic, the corpse of the deceased, the old man turned his idea of his own life. He revised his life and completely renounced his former world, becoming a hermit.
Throughout his new life, he was looking for a way and a way that would save people from their suffering. The basis of this teaching is the belief that the soul after death undergoes reincarnation and does not go into non-existence. All subsequent lives are given in order to achieve the highest degree of spiritual state - Nirvana. The founder of Buddhism - Buddha, seriously reformed and revised the Vedic texts. Based on this, he preached the equality of people, the construction of communities where there would be no caste, as well as universal justice between people.
Buddha had a huge impact on the life and way of thinking of Indian society. Being a representative of the higher caste, being a prince, but giving up all bodily things, he preached spiritual values . Of all the actions, the most destructive is thought, as the founder of Buddhism taught Buddha. That is, before performing any action, first of all, the thought of this action comes, and even one bad thought is fatal to a person who professes Buddhism.
Where did Buddhism originate? It is not known for sure. Modern scholars and researchers disagree on this issue, but the generally accepted doctrine says that the origin of this religion occurred in the north-eastern region of India. Having spread quite quickly throughout India, by the end of the first millennium BC, it reached the greatest dawn. By the twelfth century AD, this teaching had practically disappeared from India. By this time, Hinduism, revived from Brahmanism, prevailed here. Hinduism preached directly opposite truths, which were based on the caste of society, as well as the performance of certain ritual actions. All this Buddhist religion categorically denied.
The ideas of Buddhism flourished not only in India, but also, starting from about the third century BC, covered a significant part of Southeast and Central Asia, as well as partially Siberia and Central Asia. This multidirectional distribution did not allow the first shoots of religion to dry.
Having spread, this culture contributed to the construction of syncretic complexes of a cultural orientation, which together form the Buddhist culture as a whole.
If researchers have some disagreements about the place of origin of religion, then there is no doubt when answering the question “Who is the founder of Buddhism?” The founder of Buddhism, Shakyamuni Buddha is deeply revered in Asian countries and is undoubtedly a historical figure. According to legend, this man reached the highest level of enlightenment and could easily talk with animals, birds, and even with trees and stones. He created the doctrine, which, along with Christianity and Islam, is one of the main world religions.
Today, Tibet is the world center of Buddhism and it is in the vicinity of the Tibetan mountains that there are monasteries in which monks learn the laws, thereby creating the Buddha. Here, there is a certain ritual of choosing the next incarnation of Buddha Shakyamuni.