The origin of Buddhism all started when a Indian prince was born around 563 BCE. His name was Siddartha Gautama and he was a Kshatriya. His view of the world was very limited because his father had forbade from leaving the confines of the palace. This was because before Siddartha was born, a magi predicted that his path in life would be that of either a great king or a great religious leader. His father was worried that Siddartha might become a great religious leader since he wants his son to be a king like him so he tried to fill the confines of the palace with healthy people so his son doesn't see any unpleasantness that might trouble him. The plan proved to be unsuccessfull after Siddartha visited the city four times and experienced the Four Sights which includes an old man- old age and fratlilty, a sick man- illness and isolation, a funeral procession- death and sorrow, and a holy man- peace and contentment. This proved to have huge impact on him since he left his wife and children at the palace to go on a journey to find out " why people suffer" and " How does one eliminate suffering." For this journey, he had shaved his hair, dressed in monk-like clothes and dedicated his life to prayer, meditation, starvation and humility. After trying and trying for six years, the quest for enlightenment failed and did not work and as a result Siddartha gave up and his followers were let down. One evening as he was sitting under the Bodhi tree (the tree of wisdom) in the village of Bihar, Siddatha attained Enlightenment. By dawn he is literally buddha, an enlightened one. From this point on, he began to gather his own disciples to spread and preach the message of Buddhism.