Question

write a paragraph on Gautam Buddha

Answer 1

Gautama Buddha (563 BC-483 BC) is among the greatest religious teacher of the world. He founded ‘Buddhism’, one of the world’s leading religions. Gautama Buddha was born in 563 BC at Lumbini, the terai area of Nepal. His father’s name was Suddhodana, who was the ruler of Kapilavastu. His mother’s name was Mahamaya. Buddha’s childhood name was Siddhartha. Gautama Buddha was married at the age of 16, to a beautiful princess Yashodhara, and lived in luxury. A son, Rahul was born to him. A turning point and Siddhartha’s life came when passing by a roadside; he singed an old man, sick person and a dead body. At the age of 29, he left his home quietly in search of peace and truth. Siddhartha got enlightenment at the age of 35 at Bodh Gaya, under a papal tree which later came to be known as the ‘Bodhi Tree’. Buddha delivered his first sermon at Sarnath. He preached Four Noble truths including the Eightfold Path. He also attacked some religious and social practices of his times. Buddha attained ‘nirvana’ in 483 BC.

Gautama Buddha, of Buddhism fame, is considered as an avatar of the god Vishnu in Vaishnava Hinduism but buddhists do not accept this theory. Of the ten major Vishnu avatars, Vaishnavites consider Buddha as the ninth incarnation.. In spite of this consideration Buddha's presence in a Vishnu temple is a rarity. Buddhist consider this as an attempt to subordinate Buddha and Buddhism into the Brahmanical space and to promote Hinduism.

Buddha's portrayal in Hinduism varies. In some texts such as the Puranas, he is portrayed as an avatar born to mislead those who deny the Vedic knowledge.In others such asthe13thcentury GitagovindaofVaishnavapoet Jayadeva, Vishnu incarnates as the Buddha to teach and to end animal slaughter. In contemporary Hinduism, state Constance Jones and James D. Ryan, Buddha is revered by Hindus who usually consider "Buddhism to be another form of Hinduism".

Answer 2

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Lord Buddha was born in 566 B.C. in a village called Lumbini in Kapilvastu. He was named Siddhartha. His father Suddhodana wished his son to become a great monarch.

Legends say that astrologers who cast the child’s horoscope predicted a brilliant future for Siddhartha either as a spiritual leader or as a conquering hero. In the former case he was to be guided by four signs i.e. old age, sickness, death and renunciation.

Since his father did not want this to happen, he built three castles for his son’s residence so that Siddhartha may not come across these four signs. One day the prince went out for a drive and came across a man leaning on a stick.

The sight profoundly upset him and he learnt from his charioteer all about sickness. The next day he met an old man, on the third day a dead body and on the fourth a recluse.

The Buddhist scriptures say that God had assumed these forms for detracting the prince from the worldly life his father had planned for him.

Later he was married to Yasodhara, daughter of Dandapani, noble of his kingdom. But marriage did not solve life’s problem for Siddhartha. In spite of having a family life, one dark night he left the palace without being seen by anybody.

After leaving the palace Siddhartha attached himself to several teachers, one after another, but in his attempt to find a solution to the mystery of life none of them was helpful and finally he decided to tread the path alone.