Life story of gautama buddha
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Buddha's real name was siddhartha. He was born in the Shakya Gana and was a Kshatriya by birth. His father, shuddhodhana was the chief of the Shakya Gana. Siddhartha was born in Kapilvastu in 563 BC. His mother Mahamaya died soon after his birth. He was brought up by his mother's younger sister, Mahaprajapati.
At the time of his birth, a seer Asita forecast that the baby would either become great king or a great saint. But Siddhartha's father wanted him to become a great king. He shielded his son from religious beliefs and. knowledge of human suffering
One day , prince siddhartha , while on a ride with his charioteer channa,saw an old man, and a dead man. He was greatly disturbed and he sought to overcome old age , illness and death by living the life of an ascetic. At the age 9f 29, Siddhartha left his palace in order to become a monk. For several years, he wandered from place to place. Ultimately he sat beneath a pipal tree in Gaya and began to meditate. After many days of intense meditation, he discovered supreme knowledge and attained enlightenment. Gautama became known as the Buddha or the enlightened one.
The pipal tree under which he gained knowledge in Bodh Gaya is known as the Mahabodhi tree. Buddha preached his first sermon at
Sarnan (near Varanasi). It is known as the
Dharmachakra pravartana (setting in motion the wheel of Dharma)
Buddha died at the age of 89 in 483 BC at Kushinagar
( in Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh)