Buddhism The five Precepts: Do not kill. Do not steal. Do not commit adultery. Do not lie. Do not drink alcohol or take drugs. Flowers remind us that nothing lasts forever. Incense is a reminder of the Precepts. Candles are a sign of enlightenment, 'Light of Wisdom and Truth'. The Buddha was a Prince who died over 2500 years ago. But his story was not written down for 400 years. He was married at age 16 and at 29 he saw an old man, a sick man, a dead man and a holy man. He spent 6 years searching as was 35 years old when he found enlightenment. He was 80 when he died and was 'set free'.