New to the site, new to Buddhism New to the idea of getting external help, too. I have several questions about this path after read this Q&amp;A:


New to Buddhism
How to get to Nirvana?


What attracted me to buddhism was


Meditation: Practice it many times on Padmasana because I thought that was the unique meditation form. Then I knew I can meditate over a skateboard, too.
Mindfulness: Dreaming about achieving it.
Hatha Yoga: Practiced it many times.
Ninjutsu: Practiced it several months on Bujinkan Dojo school (not a recommendation to go there). The concepts I got from Japanese culture were great though. They are attached to Buddhism but I think they misimpreted the message.
Kriya yoga: Autobiography of a yogi.


Some of my greater achievements:


Leave drugs 
Leave alcohol
Became vegan
Practiced a lot in the non-attachment in objects and people too.


These questions are general, mine are more precise. Please be open minded about my questions, they are very real.


Was Buddha an artist of our times?
Edit: I know a lot of teachers, I don't know any monks I can remember.


What's special about Buddha? 
Why should someone follow him? 
I see this like being someone else. Is this a bad concept about Buddhism? 
Why he has in fist sight all the answers?

I read that is some kind of comparison about Buddhism schools and Cristians religions, but I learned that Buddhism is not a religion but a lifestyle. Is it or not?
About Yin and Yang, is that part of Buddhism?
The 12 universal laws are part of Buddhism?


That's all for the moment. Oh, I forgot, the most important one: About this little part of me you could read, is there a school recommendation?

Thanks for reading.
Some quick answers, which I may add to later: 


Buddhism is certainly not a religion because it states all of its teachings are to be known &amp; verified by its wise followers. It is certainly a way of life, which leads away from suffering to peace. Buddha defined it as the 'holy way of life'. 
Buddha is the most special individual human being because history shows he was the first to fully &amp; truly diagnose what suffering really is and, more importantly, the methods to overcome suffering. Although today there are many religions &amp; disciplines incorporating direct or indirect principles of the Buddha to overcome suffering, the Buddha was the 1st to fully diagnose suffering &amp; its solution. 
The Buddha actually does have all of the answers to all important questions. The teachings of the Buddha cover all facets of life, including money, work, relationships, human behaviour, meditation &amp; spiritual wisdom that overcomes suffering. However, as the saying goes: "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear". To test the Buddha, we can ask questions about different things and a well-educated Buddhist can offer answers from the Buddha. By asking questions, we can learn how wise the Buddha was. 
Buddhism is not the same as Christianity because Buddhism holds everything is just natural elements (dhatu) where as Christianity believes in God. However, Christianity does share some principles with Buddhism about charity, morality, love, non-violence &amp; some aspects of mental development. But Christianity does not explicitly teach the higher wisdom of Buddhism, such as the four noble truths, three-characteristics, not-self (anatta), emptiness (sunnata), the elements (dhatu), etc. 
Buddhism is very straightforward, extremely thorough in its analysis and the language used is literal. Where as Christianity can often be very vague and the language used is often metaphorical. Jesus himself said he taught in parables to hide his teachings from certain people. 
Ying &amp; yang is not really related to Buddhism because ying &amp; yang is a principle that explains the creation of natural things where as Buddhism is about ending suffering (rather than natural creation). However, some ying &amp; yang principles are found in Buddhism, such as in its description of male &amp; female faculties &amp; it is description of the vicissitudes of life. While the psychology of Buddhism certainly explains ying &amp; yang principles pertaining to the cyclical relationship between pleasure, craving &amp; suffering, the goal of Buddhism is to transcend or be beyond ying &amp; yang (rather than to embrace or celebrate ying &amp; yang). 
Similar to ying &amp; yang, the 12 laws of the universe are mostly about creationism &amp; therefore not related to the liberative purpose of Buddhism (although Buddhism would agree with some of them but not all). For example, since Buddhism transcends 'self', the idea of 'we reap what we sow' is not central to Buddhism, although it does exist in Buddhism. This idea is only morality for worldly people that believe they are a 'self' &amp; believe 'they personally' reap &amp; sow.
As for being an "artist of our times", most of the world still must advance towards the spiritual evolution of the Buddha. Buddhism states the way/path of the Buddha is "timeless" (akaliko). As long as beings or minds exist that can experience suffering, the way/path of the Buddha will properly address such suffering.
Finally, about 'schools of Buddhism', this depends on your disposition. i.e., the Law of Attraction. The Buddha taught individuals of different dispositions are attracted to different teachers with different emphasis. The general distinctions between Buddhism schools are: 

(1) Helping oneself versus helping others.

(2) Individual self-reliant practice versus teacher lead

(3) One present life focus versus reincarnation/rebirth focus.