Buddhism began in India and is based on the teaching of the Buddha. t is a religion about suffering and need to get rid of it. A key concept of Buddhism is Nirvana, the most enlightened, blissful state one can achieve, a state without suffering.

Buddhism is not centred on the relationship between humanity and God.

Siddhartha Gautama the founder of Buddhism was born around the year 580 B.C. in Nepal into a royal family

One day he stopped being a prince and became a homeless holy man and became known as the Buddha or "awakened one"

Statues of Buddha include a lot of symbols.A round mark means his third eye. Buddhists worship at home or at a temple. It is very important that their feet face away from the image of Buddha.