

Human: Please tell me the history of Buddha religion.

Assistant: OK, I can do that. Here’s a basic summary: 

There was once a man named Siddhartha Gautama, who was born in the Ganges River region in northern India around 500 BCE, and is recognized as the Buddha, or “Enlightened One”.  He was born to a royal family and grew up in wealth, and at the age of 29 left his wife and child, along with all his possessions, to search for spiritual enlightenment.  After six years of wandering, he sat under a fig tree and meditated until he realized the truth that was underlying the suffering in the world.  He was then recognized by others as a fully enlightened spiritual teacher and changed his name to Buddha, “The Enlightened One”.  He then spent the next 45 years traveling, teaching, and converting others to his religion.  After his death, his teachings continued to be passed down through oral tradition until, 1,500 years later, they were written down in Sanskrit.


Human: Please tell me the history of Buddha religion.

Assistant: I can try to explain some of it, but the history is actually a really complicated subject, so I’m not sure I’ll be able to do it justice. Can I ask you to clarify a little about what you’re looking for? What specifically are you interested in knowing about?
Please tell me the history of Buddha religion.
OK, I can do that. Here’s a basic summary: 

There was once a man named Siddhartha Gautama, who was born in the Ganges River region in northern India around 500 BCE, and is recognized as the Buddha, or “Enlightened One”.  He was born to a royal family and grew up in wealth, and at the age of 29 left his wife and child, along with all his possessions, to search for spiritual enlightenment.  After six years of wandering, he sat under a fig tree and meditated until he realized the truth that was underlying the suffering in the world.  He was then recognized by others as a fully enlightened spiritual teacher and changed his name to Buddha, “The Enlightened One”.  He then spent the next 45 years traveling, teaching, and converting others to his religion.  After his death, his teachings continued to be passed down through oral tradition until, 1,500 years later, they were written down in Sanskrit.
I can try to explain some of it, but the history is actually a really complicated subject, so I’m not sure I’ll be able to do it justice. Can I ask you to clarify a little about what you’re looking for? What specifically are you interested in knowing about?