Impact Of Siddhartha Guatama

The religious philosophy of Siddhartha Guatama had a major impact on the people of India and China. He discovered many things that helped him understand the different things that he once could not because of the better life that he lived than others around him. The time he spent searching for answers had a major impact on the people after he concluded things. The things that the discovered influenced two countries to follow what was stated in the basic tenets of Buddhism. These basic tenets influenced the people of these two countries to live a happier and better life all because of Guatama.
Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Guatama, he was born in about 563 B.C.E into a small tribal state that was governed by his father in the Himalayas
Where it becomes a popular yet less demanding form of Buddhism. This is when Buddha is not only a person, but he is now a God who stresses that charity and good works is a passport for salvation. Quoted by Bentley, “When he is becoming worshiped as a God, he acquires a devotional focus that helps converts channel their spiritual energies” (Bentley 129). When this occurs, this is when you see the futuristic Buddha. Early Buddhism helped people who were seeking to escape the idea of incarnation. According to Bentley, “A truly righteous existence involved considerable sacrifices” (Bentley 129). The sacrifices that the individuals had to make were giving up their property and detaching themselves from their family and the world. The Bodhisattva are Buddhist who had already reached spiritual perfection and merited the reward of nirvana but purposely delayed entering nirvana to help others who were still struggling. These Buddhist were going to help by returning to earth to help break the cycle of rebirth. According to the Classical India video, breaking the cycle of rebirth means that you could be reborn as a Buddhist, Christian, Jew, Muslim. They also served as examples of spiritual excellence and provided a source of inspiration. These people were individuals who had already achieved spiritual perfection and merited the reward of nirvana. These also were the people who purposely delayed entering nirvana to help the others who were struggling as well. The innovations open roads for many people having their proponents call the faith, Mahayana. According to the book, the reason they referred to it as the Mahayana was because “the greater the vehicle, which could carry more people to salvation” (Bentley 130). It is said in the Classical India video lecture, that at the end of a life if you achieved the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold path, then you have reached