So we’re back in the mid-500’s BC, and we are back in India, slowly working our way around to talking about the Buddha.

Before I talk about his life though, I think I need to give just a bit of background on the religion and culture of India at the time. So we’re going to talk a little about Hinduism, before we talk about Buddhism. Boy, talk about a couple of topics that are hard to explain. Hinduism and Buddhism? Yeah, clearly not going to really do them justice in a single podcast episode. But Buddhism was a kind of reaction to Hinduism, so it makes sense to explain what the Buddha was reacting to.