The Buddha taught that following "The Middle Way", also known as the Noble Eightfold Path, a person can reach enlightenment. The Eightfold Path consists of
(1) Right View.
(2) Right Intention.
(3) Right Speech.
(4) Right Action.
(5) Right Livelihood.
(6) Right Effort.
(7) Right Mindfulness.
(8) Right Concentration.
He was a very important god after he was dead.
teach others about enlightment
That Buddha was a god
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Theravada.
The Noble Eightfold Path.
This is an interesting question. The Buddha did not teach that there is a Buddha nature, possibly because of this very question. Later on, in Mahayana Buddhism, the concept of Buddha nature was invented.
Buddha preached the Middle Path or Middle Way.
Gautama Buddha primarily taught in India, traveling and giving discourses in various locations such as Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, and Kushinagar. His teachings, known as the Dharma or the Middle Way, aimed to help individuals overcome suffering and attain enlightenment through practices such as meditation and mindfulness.
Buddha didn't teach really much. People that saw him and heard his stories and what he believes wrote down the things they heard and people started taking his stories and beliefs as a way of life. The buddha was just a symbol of the religion.
Pali.
About 50 years