life of gautam buddha
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Buddhism is a world faith that has changed the lives of millions of people.It began in Sakta,a small kingdom in northwest India.The founder of Buddhism was a prince,called Siddhartha Gautama,but today he is known simply as the Buddha,a title meaning "the enlightened one".
Early life
In 563 BC Siddhartha Gautama,son of King Suddhodana of the Sakya,born in Northwest India.According to traditions, Siddhartha was born while his mother,Maya,was on her way to visit her parents.She died soon afterwards.His father was told that the boy would become either a great ruler or a buddha.The king was afraid that Siddhartha would leave the court to become a holy beggar,so confined him to the palace grounds.But eventually he left to search for the true meaning of suffering.
Enlightenment
When Siddhartha left the palace,the suffering he saw around him made him decide to become a holy man.He spent six years depriving himself of food and sleep,and learning about spiritual matters.Eventually he realized that this made him too weak for deep reflection,so he meditated under a tree.Here he made the breakthrough to an understanding of the truth known as enlightenment.
Teachings
After experiencing enlightenment,the Buddha set out to teach others what he had learned.Many were converted,and the Buddha sent them away as wandering missionaries.Later,the Buddha returned to his father's court to teach his own people what he had learned.His father was among the first to be converted.
Later life
When the Buddha was 80 years old,he ate some food that had been accidentally poisoned,and died at Kusinagara in India amongst his disciples.Many people came to pay homage to him.His body was cremated and the remaining bones were placed under stone mounds that have since became holy places of pilgrimage for Buddhism.
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