Buddhism comes to China

Hi, I am a good friend of Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Buddha. Siddhartha was a prince of the Sakya Tribe of Nepal in 566 B.C. His father never wanted Buddha to leave the palace, he wanted him to become one of the best rulers anyone has ever known. But Buddha knew being a ruler wasn't his true calling in life. He knew there was something better beyond the palace walls. So, at the age of twenty-nine, Buddha left the palace and the comfort of his home, to seek the meaning of the pain and suffering he saw around him. He trained for six years with yoga masters and spiritual teachers. He tried many forms of meditaion and yoga, including severe regimes of fasting during which he nearly died. Finally, Siddhartha found enlightenment. Siddhartha, now known as Buddha, taught his followers the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path to help others achieve enlightenment as he had. By the year 300 B.C., Buddhism was a major religion in India. Buddhism was spread along the Silk Road and other trade routes and had reached China in the year 67 CE. Today, Buddhism is one of the main religions in China. Buddhism is actually one of the most practiced religions in the world.