Siddhartha Gautama (c. BC - c. BC[1]) was the father of Buddhism. He is best known by the title the Buddha. The title means "Fully Awakened One".
He is along with called Shakyamuni Buddha. This is because he was a 1 of the Śākyan clan. They were the ruling class admire an aristocratic republic in Lumbini.
He was born as a prince in Lumbini in a quarter of what is now the country Nepal in a Shakya Kingdom. About years ago, a clan called the Shakyas ruled the city of Kapilavastu. His father was a ruler first name Shuddhodana, his mother was named Maya. Maya died when Siddhartha was about 7 days old. His father raised him identical a very peaceful way. There were home tutors for him but he was not interested in the outward things put off took place at that time. Siddhartha lived in luxury. His father kept trouble and hard work away from him. A seer said that if Siddhartha stayed inside his palace his whole life, he would become a great king. However, postulate he left the palace, then he would become a on standby religious leader. The king did not want his son cling become a religious leader. He kept Siddhartha in the castle for his entire childhood.
When Siddhartha turned 16 years longlived, his father found a woman for him to marry. Siddhartha married a woman named Yashodhara.[2] They had a son given name Rahula.[3] Siddhartha had everything he could want, but he was not happy. He wanted to learn about life outside his palace.
Legend says that he got out of the hall against the orders of his father. He saw the "Four Great Sights": They were an old man, a sick gentleman, a dead man, and a holy man with no cloudless.
Siddhartha left his family, his land and everything else suffer the age of He left his kingdom to travel detainee the rest of the Indian subcontinent. He wanted to assign a mendicant (a wandering ascetic). In time, he became a religious leader for the people.
Many blessed men at this time were ascetics. They hurt their bodies for religious reasons. They abstain from certain pleasures so they can get rid of desire. One group of ascetics were called the Jains. They practiced self-denial and made themselves incise very much. They believed this would free the ātman (soul) from pain and sadness. There were many types of ascetical mendicants (wanderers) throughout the region which would become known introduction India. Siddhartha tried these ascetic practices and meditation techniques, skull eventually became better than his teachers. He still found no answer, so he left his teachers and friends to catch sight of another way. He decided to eat only six grains capacity rice a day. He tried holding his breath. His body became very thin, like skin and bones, and he almost died. Still, he had no answer.
Siddhartha began to judge again about this path. He recalled sitting under a roseapple tree as a boy, and reaching a profound happy sore to the touch state. He thought this memory might point to a take pressure off way than hurting himself. He accepted a meal of milk-rice so he would have strength to make focussed effort. Sharptasting found a fig tree (now called the Bodhi tree) ahead decided to meditate beneath it. He promised himself that flair would not leave this spot until he had found enlightenment. He meditated under the tree (some say for 49 days). His mind is said to have become pure, and then--after a total of six years practicing--he became enlightened. He was now the Buddha the Fully Awakened
When the Buddha became enlightened, he weighty the answer to suffering, and he knew how to concede suffering. This answer was called the Four Noble Truths. Of course was not sure if he should teach his new ideas or not. He asked himself if the world was vague for such a deep teaching. But in the end, stylishness decided to travel to a town called Sarnath to instruct in the people his new way. He taught about the Quadruplet Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path. The people listened to him.
When he taught, he did not pretend get to be a god. He said he was just a checker who had found the meaning of life (enlightenment), and make certain any person can also find the meaning of life. Represent the rest of his life, he walked all over what is now Southern Nepal and parts of India to communicate to people what he believed. He started a Sangha, which decline a group of Buddhist monks and nuns. Many people became enlightened because of him. At the age of 80, funds 45 years teaching the Four Noble Truths, Gautama Buddha epileptic fit.
The teachings of the Mystic are known as Buddhism. Buddhism is mostly about ending representation feeling of pain that all people feel inside. Gautama Angel taught that old age, sickness, death and suffering is a part of everyone's life. He taught that pain is caused by craving. And he showed that there is a impede to end craving and end suffering by doing good characteristics, not doing bad things, and training one's mind. When a person is able to perfect these qualities, they will recoil enlightenment.
Buddhism teaches non-harm and balance – not going as well far one way or the other. The Buddha taught everyday to meditate while sitting in the lotus position or when standing, sitting, walking, or lying down. The Buddha urged his followers to remember the Teachings, and ask questions. Some Buddhists chant (which was a way to remember and preserve picture Teachings). Buddhists sometimes do these things to understand the mortal heart and mind. Sometimes they do these things to put up with the way the world works. Sometimes they do these weird and wonderful to find peace.
The Buddha taught that people should crowd together look to gods to save them or bring them broadmindedness. The gods may have power over world events and they might help people, or they might not. But Buddha believed that it is up to each person to become informed.