Buddhism And Its Impact On The World And The People Around It

Religion has and always will be a large impact on the world and the people around it. Polytheistic religions, at least in my opinion, make one of the greatest impacts. The reason they have such an influence on the people is because they put gods into everything, if you believe a divine deity is in something like a chair you are going to respect the chair much more than if it was just a chair. You will sit in it, treat, and enjoy it much differently than thinking of it merely as a means to comfort you. Buddhism is one of the greatest religions that have respect for things around them. Buddhism is about being one with the spirit of the world. Reaching to your highest point, becoming better and better and better versions of yourself.†¦show more content†¦They always had festivals and national sporting and artistic competitions. Religion was never too far away from an ancient greek. Also the greek constructed their civility to surround the gods in one way or another. They calle d on the gods for different occasions, Ares for and during war and Hera for weddings. Although you can see the vast difference between the two religions they both had an impact on people of that time. Buddhism was founded by one man, Siddhartha Gautama, or in the present, known as Buddha. Instead of being called a founder of the new religion he was a leader of a â€Å"sect of wandering ascetics, one of the many sects that existed at the time all over India.† The sect that he had lead was known as Sangha. What he taught had been considered as the core of Buddhism, only after his death the people had slowly became a more religious- like movement. It was only established as a religion in India during the 3rd century BCE. Before he was known as the great Buddha he was considered as a humble being. The Mauryan Indian emperor Ashoka was the one person who had brought buddhism to life. Before Ashoka there was a small amount of archaeological evidence and after the reign of Ashoka there was much more. There also had been various accounts and myths about Siddhartha s or â€Å"Buddha s† birth. According to the legend his mother