Buddhism 
 "We are what we think.
All that we are arises with our thoughts.
With our thoughts we make the world.
Speak or act with an impure mind
And trouble will follow you
As the wheel follows the ox that draws the cart.
We are what we think.
All that we are arises with our thoughts.
With our thoughts we make the world.
Speak or act with a pure mind
And happiness will follow you
As your shadow, unshakable."
Dhammapada, verses 1 and 2.
Founding
Where: India.
When: around 500 B.C.E.
By Whom: Siddhartha Gautama.
Also Known As: the Buddha (Enlightened One) and Sakyamuni
Important Texts: the Dhammapada (Sayings), Prajna-paramita (Perfection of Wisdom sutra), the Lotus Sutra, others sutras.
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Modern Facts
Major Divisions: Mahayana, Tibetan, Therevada.
Where Found: primarily in South and East Asia, but also in North America and elsewhere.
Population: 330 million: 185 million Mahayana, 124 million Theravada, 20 million Tibetan.
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