Buddhism
The Folk Traditions.
The Buddha was brought up in the rich, privileged, ruling class. People who have studied Buddha’s life presume that he followed the Classical Vedic or early Hindu education. The Religious background of the Buddha can be divided in to three groups. The Vedic religion of the Aryan culture, the Shramana movement of non-conformist religious teachers. Lastly there is the Ancient folk beliefs, which we will go in to more detail about.