Historically Buddhism arose in India at the time when the Aryan civilization flourished. Whereas the main concern of the founders of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam was politically oriented, the main concern of religious leaders and philosophers of Buddhism during the time of the founder was not political liberation due to the social conditions at the time, but rather personal liberation from human psychological suffering arising from the physical cycle of birth, old age, sickness, and death. Although the Buddha also taught social ethics concerning the social, economic, and political well-being of people, the main theme in Buddhism was personal liberation from psychological suffering. Today, as social and political conditions have changed tremendously, Buddhism needs a structural vision and a new emphasis on social liberation, hence the need for a Buddhist liberation theology.