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Born a prince named Siddhartha Gautama, this spiritual teacher founded one of the world's major religions after achieving enlightenment under a tree.
- Confucius
- Mahavira
- Laozi
- The Buddha
This practice involves focusing the mind, often through controlled breathing or mantras, and is central to achieving inner peace in Buddhist tradition.
- Fasting
- Pilgrimage
- Chanting
- Meditation
This Sanskrit word describes the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth that Buddhists seek to escape through spiritual practice.
- Dharma
- Moksha
- Samsara
- Prana
This concept holds that every action has consequences — good deeds lead to positive outcomes, while harmful actions bring suffering.
- Dharma
- Samsara
- Nirvana
- Karma
This ultimate goal of Buddhist practice represents the extinction of desire, suffering, and the cycle of rebirth — a state of perfect peace.
- Nirvana
- Samsara
- Karma
- Dharma
Siddhartha Gautama sat beneath this sacred fig species in Gaya, India, until he achieved enlightenment and became awakened.
- Banyan tree
- Mango tree
- Ashoka tree
- Bodhi tree
This orange or saffron-colored garment is traditionally worn by Buddhist monks and nuns as a symbol of renunciation and simplicity.
- Kimono
- Robes
- Cassock
- Dhoti
This country is home to the largest population of Buddhists in the world, where the religion has been practiced for over two millennia.
- India
- Japan
- Thailand
- China
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