Essay on gautam Buddha
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Gautam Buddha was one of the greatest religious teachers of the world. He gave the message of truth, peace, humanity and equality. His teachings and sayings became the basis of Buddhism, one of world's leading religions which are followed in some countries like Japan, China, and Burma etc.
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The Buddha was a prince named "Siddhartha Gautama". He was born in Nepal and was the person who created the religion of Buddhism. He lived from about 563 BC to about 483 BC.[1]
He is also called Shakyamuni Buddha.
About 2600 years ago, a clan called the "Shakyas" ruled the city of Kapilavastu.
Siddhartha Gautama was born just outside the city in Lumbini. His father was a king named Shuddhodana, and his mother was a queen named Maya. Maya died when Siddhartha was about 7 days old. His father controlled him in a very peaceful and nice way. There were home tutors for him as he was not interested in the outward things that took place at that time. Siddhartha lived in luxury; his father kept trouble and hard work far from him. A seer predicted that if Siddhartha stayed inside his palace his whole life, then he would become a great king. However, if he left the palace, then he would become a great religious leader. The king did not want his son to become a religious leader. He kept Siddhartha in the palace for his entire childhood.
When Siddhartha turned 16 years old, his father found a woman for him to marry. He married a woman named Yashodhara,[2] and they had a son named Rahula.[3] Although Siddhartha had everything he could want, he was still not happy. He wanted to learn about life outside his palace.
Legend says that he got out of the castle against his father's orders. He saw the "Four Great Sights": an old man, a sick man, a dead man, and a holy man with no home.
When Siddhartha turned 20, he became a leader of the Shakya clan.[4] After eight years the Shakya and Koliya clans had a dispute. It was about the use of the water from the Rohini River. People from both the sides fought and some were injured. After seeing this, the Shakya clan held a meeting and decided to fight a war against the Koliyans to teach them lesson.
Siddhartha opposed the proposal and said, "war is not a solution to any problem. We can form a council with people from both sides to solve our issues." Almost all the members rejected his opinion. The next day the head of the clan said, "we are going to recruit new soldiers for the war and it is essential for a man who is above 20 and below 50 years." Once again, Siddhartha opposed the proposal. The head of the clan reminded Siddhartha of his oath, but Siddhartha replied that he would not fight.
The clan asked him to choose one of three options: to fight with the Shakya clan against the Koliyans; to die; or to leave the country and boycott his family. Siddhartha bravely said, "I am ready for death". The head of the clan said, "this may be harmful because the king of Kosala will not allow it." Siddhartha suggested that he could become an ascetic and then leave the country, and that the king of Kosala could not do anything about it. The head of the clan thought it was a good idea. He said that they would start the war after Siddhartha left, so that the king would not be able to find any relation between him and the fighting.
The next day, Siddhartha left his family, his land and everything else at the age of 29.He left everything to be a monk and a religious leader for the people.