#9 Religious influences in India

There were many religious influences in India. The first religion to appear in India was Hinduism which began somewhere inbetween 5500–2600 BCE, but modern Hinduism started in 1700–1100 BCE. This first branch of Hinduism is known as the Vedic Period where the idea and religious practices of modern Hinduism were formed. The second main religion was Buddhism which began somewhere around 450 BCE. This was a new formed religion in India that began with Prince Siddhartha who descided to leave his palace, and go see the town. Once out there he found the types of problems everyday people faced and descided to leave his palace and its luxuries to go travel the land. He eventually came to rest under a Bodhi tree after fasting for many days. He vowed not to rise from under the tree till he had achieved nirvana. After completing some tests the God's sent for him, he finally passed and achieved nirvana.