By the second century, there were more than a dozen gospels circulating, along with a whole library of other texts including letters of Jesus to foreign kings, letters of Paul to Aristotle, and histories of the disciples. These writings were outlawed by the later church.
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Buddhism was founded about 525 BC in India. It's founder was Gautama Siddhartha, the Buddha, who supposedly achieved enlightenment through intense meditation.