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Meet Milo who will take you on a tour and talk you through some of the interesting features at his local temple. Milo: Hi, I’m Milo, and I’m a Buddhist. And this is a Buddhist temple.
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Buddhism originated in India over 2500 years ago. It is a nontheistic faith founded by Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Buddha. Buddha was a human being. He was born and lived as a human ...