How did Buddhism get started ….?
Buddhism started with the Buddha. The word ‘Buddha’ is a title and not a name. It means ‘one who is awake’ in the sense of having ‘woken up to reality’. It was first given to a man, who was born in Nepal 2,500 years ago. He did not claim to be a God and he has never been regarded as such by Buddhists. Buddhists believe that while he travelled through India seeking the truth and practicing meditation, he attained a state of being that goes beyond anything else in the world. It was a state in which the Buddha gained insight into the deepest workings of life.
