trace the life and teaching of budha? long answer
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"Buddha, the light of Asia, was one of the greatest men of all times. Great was his teaching which the mightiest religion of humanity became.
The name, of Gautama Buddha has enriched the history of India more than any other name.
The founder of the largest religion on earth, he was the only man in history to be regarded as God by a larger part of mankind.
Birth:
Gautama was born in the Kshatriya Sakya clan of the state of Kapilavastu, situated in the Tarain region of modern Nepal. The exact place of his birth was the garden of Lumbini-Grama near the city of Kapilavastu. At a much later date, Emperor Asoka Maurya erected the famous Rummindei pillar at that place to make it ever memorable. Lumbini is now known as Rummindei or Rupandehi.
Gautama was the son of the Sakya chief of Kapilavastu, Suddhodana. His mother was Maya Devi who died seven days after the birth of her son. The child thereupon was nursed by his step-mother and mother’s sister, Mahaprajapati Gautaini. According to her name, the child was named as Gautama. The family also belonged to the Gautama gotra. Another name of Gautama was Siddhartha.
The Four Sights
As he grew, Siddhartha’s curiosity could not be contained. He felt that his life of luxury was empty. At the age of 29, he persuaded his chariot driver, Channa, to take him out of the palace to the city. There he encountered the Four Sights:
- An old person - Siddhartha had never before seen an old person. He asked his chariot driver, Channa, what he was looking at. Channa explained that when people get older, they physically decline.
- A sick person - when Siddhartha saw an ill person by the side of the road, he was upset as he had never before seen anyone who was ill. Channa explained that, during their lives, people get ill.
- A dead person - the third sight was a dead person being carried. Channa explained that everyone dies eventually.
- A holy man (ascetic), who lived a life of self-denial, was the fourth sight. This person made Siddhartha curious, because the holy man was looking to understand truth.
Enlightenment
Siddhartha had become a wise and popular teacher, able to journey into deep understanding of the nature of reality during periods of meditation. It is believed that Siddhartha achieved enlightenment while sitting under a Bodhi tree. This was when Siddhartha became the Buddha, an enlightened being or ‘one who is awake’.
The Buddha remained on Earth to communicate his insights and wisdom to others. Many Buddhists believe that Siddhartha was not the only Buddha, and that there will be others. His teachings are the basis of Buddhism.
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Life of Gautama Buddha (567- 487 B.C.)
Gautama or Siddhartha, the founder of Buddhism, was born in 567 B.C. in Lumbini Garden near Kapilavastu. His father was Suddodhana of the Sakya clan and mother Mayadevi. As his mother died at child birth, he was brought up by his aunt Prajapati Gautami. At the age of sixteen he married Yasodhara and gave birth to a son, Rahula. The sight of an old man, a diseased man, a corpse and an ascetic turned him away from worldly life. He left home at the age of twenty nine in search of Truth. He wandered for seven years and met several teachers but could not get enlightenment. At last, he sat under a bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya and did intense penance, after which he got Enlightenment (Nirvana) at the age of thirty five. Since then he became known as the Buddha or 'the Enlightened One'. He delivered his first sermon at Sarnath near Benares and for the next forty five years he led the life of a preacher. He died at the age of eighty at Kusinagara.
Teachings of Buddha
The Four Noble Truths of Buddha are:
1. The world is full of suffering.
2. The cause of suffering is desire.
3. If desires are get rid off, suffering can be removed.
4. This can be done by following the Eightfold Path.