| 「 | A relatively young religion, Buddhism arose in Northern India, following the life of Siddhartha Gautama, or simply, Buddha. The Buddha was an ascetic teacher, who spoke of the Middle Way, throughout India.
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The Buddhist religion is a transtheistic faith based primarily in northern India. This article documents the paradigms associated with the religion. All values are for 
+100% Omen Power.
As a transtheistic religion, Buddhist countries do not worship deities, but instead honour and focus on particular paradigms of their religion. Therefore Buddhist countries cannot worship deities of other religions in their pantheon, and likewise, most Buddhist paradigms cannot be worshipped by non-Buddhist countries in their pantheon even if their 
holy sites are controlled or a significant part of the population is Buddhist, with the exception of the deified Buddhist founder and teacher Siddhartha.
Every Buddhist nation benefits from 
+30% Pop Conversion Speed.
General paradigms
Siddhartha is available to all Buddhist nations, and all polytheistic nations that have enough Buddhist pops or control his holy site. As a deified character, his apotheosis effect is enabled from the start:
| Deity | Category | Rarity | Passive effect | Omen effect | Apotheosis effect | Holy site |
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| Siddhartha | Culture | Common |  +0.05 Monthly Ruler Popularity Gain
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 +6% National Citizen Happiness
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Up to 5 pops in a random territory convert to the deity’s faith
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4449, Kusinagara,  孔雀
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These paradigms are exclusively available to all Buddhist nations:
| Paradigm | Category | Passive effect | Omen effect | Apotheosis effect | Holy site |
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| Adhitthana Parami | War |  +5% Manpower Recovery Speed
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 +12% Military Tech Investment
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1  Freeman appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s  Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9
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| Enlightenment of Buddha | War |  −2.50% Army Maintenance Cost
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 +6% National Noble Happiness
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Gain  1,000 Manpower, multiplied by the deity’s  Martial, and an extra 1,000 if the deity’s Martial is at least 11, if manpower is below 80%Gain  2.00 Military Experience, otherwise
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4444, Gaya, 孔雀
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| Viriya Parami | War |  +3% Morale of Armies
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 +12% Fort Defense
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Gain 0.50 Military Experience, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, with a minimum of +2 and a maximum of +5
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| Asceticism of Buddha | Culture |  −0.05 Monthly Corruption
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 +4% Population Happiness
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Up to 2 employed characters convert to the deity’s faith | 6978, Avakana,  阿㝹羅陀補羅
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| Pañña Parami | Culture |  +5% Research Points
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 +0.04% Monthly Civilization Change
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Gain  +2.50 Civic Advances progress multiplied by the deity’s Finesse, with a minimum of +5 and a maximum of +25
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| Upekkha Parami | Culture | +0.05% Monthly Civilization Change
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 +0.04 Provincial Loyalty
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Gain +2.50 Civic Advances progress multiplied by the deity’s Finesse, with a minimum of +5 and a maximum of +25
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| Dana Parami | Economy |  +10% National Tax
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−0.06 Monthly Corruption
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Gain  15 Wealth multiplied by the deity’s Finesse, with a minimum of 50 and an additional 75 gold if the deity has more than 10 Finesse
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| Khanti Parami | Economy |  −25% Create Trade Route Cost
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 +12% National Commerce Income
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A  Citizen appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9
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| Trapusa and Bahalika | Economy |  +2 Diplomatic Relations
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+10% Pop Conversion Speed
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Up to 5 pops in a random territory convert to the deity’s faith
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6678, Baktra,  巴克特里亞
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| Metta Parami | Fertility |  +5% National Slave Happiness
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 −0.05 Aggressive Expansion Change
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1  Slave appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9
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| Sila Parami | Fertility |  +10% Global Monthly Food Modifier
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 +12% State Religion Happiness
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 +0.15% Local Population Growth in the capital province for five years
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| Wanderings of Buddha | Fertility | +0.025 Provincial Loyalty
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 +4% Unintegrated Culture Group Happiness
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Gain 50 Food in every province, multiplied by the deity’s  Charisma
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6614, Kartane,  塞琉古帝國
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