This is Bert! Bert is looking to learn more about Buddhism. To help Bert out, lets learn about the origin story of Buddhism!

Buddhism?

Our story begins with a wealthy and lavish man named Siddhartha Guatama. Even though he had an easy life, he was very moved by the suffering in the world.

One day, he decided to give up his lavish lifestyle and endure poverty. He learned a lot from this experience and began promoting the idea of the "Middle Way" which means existing between two extremes. 

He spent 6 years searching and eventually found his enlightenment while meditating and fasting under a Bodhi tree. After he achieved his enlightenment, he began to teach others about ways to achieve this spiritual state of being. 

Now that we have found out how Buddhism originated, let's show Bert some of the basic religious beliefs!

In Buddhism there are 4 noble truths! 

They are the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering.