About one in five of all the people in the world follow the teaching of the Buddha,
who lived about 2,600 years ago. (He was born in 563 BC) .’The Buddha’ is a title ,
not a name . It means ‘ the Enlightened One’ or ‘the One who knows’ . The
Buddha’s real name was Siddhartha . He was the son of a Sakya king in northern
India. He and his family were all Hindus and belonged to the Gautama clan.
2 Gautama Siddhartha was brought up in luxury. He lived in his father’s palace and
saw nothing of the outside world until he was a young man. Then one day ,
accompanied by his charioteer Channa Prince Siddhartha went round the city. On
his way , he saw some sights that he had never seen before . First , he saw a man
who was very old and was bent with age. Then he saw a man who was suffering
from a terrible disease, possibly leprosy . And then, he saw a dead man who was
being taken to the cremation ground. These sights made the prince very sad.
3 Now a complete change came in Gautama Siddhartha life. He was filled with a
longing to find the cause and cure of human sufferings. He wanted to find the
true meaning of life and help his fellow men. Although he was married and had a
baby son, he left his home in search of truth . He was then only 28.
4 First of all , Gautama went to two Hindu priests. He wanted to know from them
the cause of human suffering . But the priests could not give him any satisfactory
answers. Now Gautama tried to live the life of an ascetic . For six years , he
tortured himself so that he could become indifferent to any kind of pain. He was
reduced to a mere skeleton. But eventually, he realized that all this was foolish
and useless. Now he sat in deep meditation under a bo tree near Gaya (in Bihar).
Here at last , he attained Enlightenment and found the answers to his questions.
He was then 35 years old.
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Who lived about 2,600 years ago. (Born 563 BC). 'Buddha' is a title,
not a name. It means ‘The Enlightened One’ or ‘The One Who Knows’. I
The real name of the Buddha was Siddhartha. He was the son of a king of northern Sakya
India. He and his family were all Hindus and members of the Gautama family.
2 Gautama Siddhartha was raised in luxury. He also lived in his father's palace
he does not see anything outside until he is a young man. Then one day,
accompanied by his driver Chana Prince Siddhartha around the city. On
his way, he saw things he had never seen. First, he saw a man
who was very old and very old. Then he saw a man who was suffering
a very serious disease, perhaps leprosy. Then he saw a dead man dead
to be taken to a crematorium. These ideas made the prince very sad.
3 Now Gautama Siddhartha's life changed forever. He filled a
longing to find the cause and cure of human suffering. He wanted to find out
the real purpose of life and to help the people around him. Although he was married and had it
son, left home to search for the truth. He was only 28 at the time.
4 First, Gautama approached two Hindu priests. He wanted to know about them
the cause of human suffering. But the priests could not give him any satisfaction
answers. Gautama now pursued a life of self-denial. For six years
he tormented himself so as not to care about any kind of pain. He was
reduced to a mere skeleton. But in the end, he realized that all of this was foolish
and useless. Now he was sitting in deep meditation under a bo tree near Gaya (Bihar).
Eventually, he found the Light and found the answers to his questions.
He was 35 years old at the time
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