mister awake

To my Christian friends who may not know: Buddhism is not a religion and Buddha is not seen as a god. He was walking along after his awareness opened, noticeably different, radiant. Someone asked, "Are you a god?" He said, "No. I am awake." Buddha means awake. He is Mister Awake. Buddhism is a philosophy of life. One of its teachings is that attachment is suffering. He also said, "Don't listen to me. Go find out for yourself."