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 Gautama Buddha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gautama Buddha (गौतम बुद्ध) (Pali: Gotama Buddha) was a spiritual teacher in the ancient Indian subcontinent and the historical founder of Buddhism.
Gautama is the key figure in Buddhism, and accounts of his life, discourses, and monastic rules were summarized after his death and memorized by the saṅgha.
The Indian scholar Maulana Abul Kalam Azad proposed in a commentary on the Qur'an that Siddhartha Gautama is the prophet of Islam Dhū'l-Kifl referred to in Sura 21 and Sura 38 of the Qur'an together with the Biblical characters Ishmael, Idris (Enoch), and Elisha.
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 Siddhartha Gautama
Siddhartha grew up to be a strong and handsome young man. As a prince of the warrior caste, he trained in the arts of war.
Siddhartha then realized that these extreme practices were leading him nowhere, that in fact it might be better to find some middle way between the extremes of the life of luxury and the life of self-mortification.
Siddhartha, having conquered all temptations, touched the ground with one hand and asked the earth to be his witness.
www.ship.edu /~cgboeree/siddhartha.html   (1798 words)

  
 The Buddha
Gautama began to eat the food underneath the shadow of a large tree, thenceforth to be called as the great 'Bo-tree' or the tree of wisdom.
Gautama's heart was touched and he took it up in his arms and carried it saying, "It is better to relieve the suffering of an innocent being than to sit on the rocks of Olympus or in solitary caves and watch unconcerned the sorrows and sufferings of humanity".
As Gautama passed through the streets, people came out to see the gracious and saintly figure of the youth clad in the yellow robes of a Sadhu (renunciate) and all were struck with wonder and awe at his noble mien and his sweet expression.
www.angelfire.com /realm/bodhisattva/buddha.html   (5136 words)

  
 Buddhism
Gautama Siddhartha was born in the sixth century before Christ in the north Indian province of Nepal.
Gautama was a real prophet, and had he heeded the instruction of the hermit Godad, he might have aroused all India by the inspiration of the revival of the Salem gospel of salvation by faith.
It was not Gautama's intention to attempt to destroy all effort, desire, and affection in the escape from suffering; rather was his teaching designed to picture to mortal man the futility of pinning all hope and aspirations entirely on temporal goals and material objectives.
www.geocities.com /theworldsreligions/buddhism.html   (3114 words)

  
 Gautama Buddha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gautama soon left his home, his possessions, and his entire family at age 29, to take up the lonely life of a wandering monk.
Gautama then chose the robes of a mendicant monk and headed to Magadha in what is today Bihar in India.
Gautama tried to find enlightenment through complete deprivation of worldly goods, including food, and became a complete ascetic.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Siddhartha_Gautama   (5130 words)

  
 Brief History
Siddhartha's birth was a mysterious one, he was placed inside of the womb of his mother as a white elephant and born out of her side ten months later.
When Siddhartha was an infant, a wise scholar immediately noticed the 32 auspicious signs of an enlightened one.
Siddhartha's father, fearful that he would lead the life of an ascetic, rather than a king, endeavored to protect his son from the painful realities of life.
mcel.pacificu.edu /as/students/vb/history.htm   (477 words)

  
 Life of Buddha (Buddhas' Resume)
Siddhartha Gautama is born in Lumbini, near the Nepalese-Indian border to his father, King Suddhodana, ruler of the Sakya tribe, and his mother, Queen Mayadevi.
Siddhartha enjoys the lavish court life while his father is trying to screen him from all troubles and worries.
Siddhartha realises that there is old age, sickness, and death, and that people ultimately have little control over their lives.
www.thebigview.com /buddhism/buddhasresume.html   (1068 words)

  
 Backround of Gautama and Buddhism
Siddhartha decided to elude the royal attendants and was able to leave his father's palace where he rode his chariot four times through the city.
Gautama then became known as Buddha, the "enlightened one." He believed he had found the answers to lifes most puzzling questions the answer of why there is pain and suffering.
Several sects have elevated Gautama (or Buddha) to the level of a savior or divine being although it is clear he never claimed to be a deity.
www.letusreason.org /Buddh2.htm   (1781 words)

  
 Buddha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The name Buddha today is commonly used to refer to Siddhartha Gautama (Pali: Siddhattha Gotama), the historical founder of Buddhism.
In the Pali Canon there is a mention of Gautama Buddha as being the 28th Buddha (see List of the 28 Buddhas).
The Historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, is considered a Samyak-sambuddha.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buddha   (1388 words)

  
 Free siddhartha Essays
Siddhartha Vs. "A Dolls House" - Though Siddhartha and “A Doll’s House’ share a completely different storyline, they are very much similar because of the development of the main characters throughout t...
Siddhartha - symbolism of the river - Throughout the pilgrimage of Siddhartha’s life, he went through many different stages.
Gautama Buddha was born to Queen Maha-Maya at Kapilavastu,...
www.123helpme.com /search.asp?text=siddhartha&page=2   (1427 words)

  
 Synopsis of Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha -- Essay at LiteratureClassics.com
Gautama was the son of a Nepalese king, Siddhartha the son of a well-to-do Brahmin.
Siddhartha was determined to care for and teach his son all he had learned but the boy was spoiled and rebellious.
Siddhartha kindly suggested that, perhaps, the venerable Govinda was seeking too much and not seeing that what he was seeking was right in front of him.
www.literatureclassics.com /essays/418   (3281 words)

  
 The Buddhist World: Gautama Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, was born in the sixth century B.C. in what is now modern Nepal.
His father, Suddhodana, was the ruler of the Sakya people and Siddhartha grew up living the extravagant life of a young prince.
His father had ordered that he live a life of total seclusion, but one day Siddhartha ventured out into the world and was confronted with the reality of the inevitable suffering of life.
www.buddhanet.net /e-learning/buddhistworld/buddha.htm   (244 words)

  
 Siddhartha Gautama in the Electronic Passport
Siddhartha Gautama was a prince who lived in the kingdom of Sakyas, near the prese
Siddhartha left his palace and lived as an ascetic.
Siddhartha's students called him "the Buddha," which means "the Enlightened One," and the followers of Siddhartha's teachings are called Buddhists.
www.mrdowling.com /612-siddhartha.html   (220 words)

  
 Siddhartha Gautama Buddha, buddhist pilgrimage, travel, tour, package   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Siddhartha Gautama was a prince who lived in the kingdom of Sakyas, near the present day border of India and Nepal, more than 2500 years ago.
Siddhartha fasted so strictly that he nearly died, but he was still not satisfied.
Finally, Siddhartha sat down under a bo tree and determined to understand why he had failed to find a satisfying way of life.
www.ebudhaindia.com /holy_sites/siddhartha_gautama.htm   (267 words)

  
 Excite - Search: Siddhartha Gautama
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 Buddhism - The Life of Buddha   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Actually, he was born Siddhartha Gautama and the term Buddha was a title meaning "the awakened one", or "the one who knows", and was used from the age of thirty-five.
Legend has it that, soon after Siddhartha was born, he was examined by the holy men, who announced that he would become either, a great political leader and would unify India, or a great religious leader.
Gautama took on the life of a wandering monk, accepting food as it was offered to him.
www.acay.com.au /~silkroad/buddha/h_life.htm   (1751 words)

  
 Siddhartha Gautama
This region lay among the foothills of the Himalayas in the farthest northern regions of the plains of India in Nepal.
When Siddhartha Gautama was born, a seer predicted that he would either become a great king or he would save humanity.
This, however, was a futile project, and when Siddhartha saw four sights: a sick man, a poor man, a beggar, and a corpse, he was filled with infinite sorrow for the suffering that humanity has to undergo.
www.wsu.edu:8000 /~dee/BUDDHISM/SIDD.HTM   (1504 words)

  
 Siddhartha Gautama Buddha Story
Siddhartha Gautama Buddha also emphasized that a good society was casteless and everyone was equal under karmic law.
Gautama Buddha became a wandering ascetic which was an esteemed and well traveled path at that time.
Afterward his enlightenment, Siddhartha Gautama Buddha traveled around India and taught in the Ganges basin until he was eighty four when he passed on in Kushinagara, India.
www.blessingscornucopia.com /Buddhism_Buddhist_Buddhic_Contemplation_Siddhartha_Gautama_Buddha_Story.htm   (647 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Siddhartha: Books: Hermann Hesse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Born the son of a Brahmin, Siddhartha was blessed in appearance, intelligence, and charisma.
Neither a practitioner nor a devotee, neither meditating nor reciting, Siddhartha comes to blend in with the world, resonating with the rhythms of nature, bending the reader's ear down to hear answers from the river.
Siddhartha has a shortcoming that I did not see when I was young but I see now.
www.amazon.com /Siddhartha-Hermann-Hesse/dp/0553208845   (1746 words)

  
 Chinese China History - Prince Siddhartha Gautama - Buddha
Prince Siddhartha Gautama, who would later be known as Buddha, was born in Lumbini, Nepal around the year 563 BC.
This is when Siddhartha became the Buddha, which means "the enlightened one." As the Buddha, he experienced Nirvana, which is the condition of wanting nothing.
Siddhartha revealed to people that he was the Buddha by showing them the Wheel of Life.
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 Buddhism - MSN Encarta
Buddhism, a major world religion, founded in northeastern India and based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, who is known as the Buddha, or Enlightened One.
Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, was born in Lumbinī, Nepal, near the present Nepal-India border, the son of the ruler of a petty kingdom.
According to legend, at his birth sages recognized in him the marks of a great man with the potential to become either a sage or the ruler of an empire.
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 Gautama, Siddhartha
buddha"enlightened one"- this title was given to siddhartha gautama, the founder of buddhism, upon his enlightenment.
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the buddha siddharta gautama is known as the buddha.
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 Shaka (Siddhartha, Gautama) - Historical Buddha, Photo Gallery of Japanese Buddhism and Shintoism Deities
At Deer Park, Sarnath, Gautama revealed the truth of suffering (Skt: Samsara) and liberation (Skt: Nirvana), known as the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path; the basis of Theravada Buddhism (Hinayana or Lesser Vehicle).
Gautama Buddha believed that all life was suffering, and that suffering was caused by desire.
It is said that Gautama (Siddhartha, Shaka, the historical Buddha) did not attain enlightenment in one life time, but rather struggled over many lifes and through numerous incarnations to finally become a Bodhi-being.
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 fwbo :: Who was the Buddha?
The Buddha was born as Siddhartha Gautama in Nepal around 2,500 years ago.
Siddhartha was born into the royal family of a small kingdom on the Indian-Nepalese border.
According to the traditional story he had a privileged upbringing, but was jolted out of his sheltered life on realising that life includes the harsh facts of old age, sickness, and death.
www.fwbo.org /buddha.html   (462 words)

  
 A Symposium on Hermann Hesse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
It is Siddhartha’s immersion in religion and exploring his soul that is, in fact, the Atman, that spiritual being within everyone; this is a concept not easily intelligible to my students.
Siddhartha is seeking his own enlightenment, and for many teenagers, this is exactly what they themselves would like to be doing.
Siddhartha’s lack of success with his own son, who seems such a spoiled brat to many of them, is too close to real life.
www.aasianst.org /EAA/Siddhartha.htm   (6992 words)

  
 Free Essay Siddhartha Gautama, Herman Hess   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Siddhartha chooses to become a Samana in the first chapter of the novel.
“Siddhartha, you have learned more from the Samanas than I was aware.”(Hesse,24) He learned many things from the Samanas and was a time of great learning for Siddhartha but he still felt that that path would not satisfy him.
Siddhartha, after he becomes a Samana he decides it is not the correct path for him.
www.echeat.com /essay.php?t=26954   (682 words)

  
 INDOlink Kidz-Korner - STORY OF BUDDHA
Siddhartha was the only heir to the throne and, king Suddodana did not want him to renounce the world.
Siddhartha won in all the competitions and won the hand of the princess.
Siddhartha came near the monk and asked, "Who are you?" The monk replied, "I am a seeker of the Truth, of life over death.
www.indolink.com /Kidz/buddha.html   (1271 words)

  
 Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse: A searchable online version at The Literature Network
Neverthless, Siddhartha as a man, as a seeker, failed in his duty to bring up his son.
Over all of the books that i have read Siddhartha is one of the books that really moved me. This book to me covers how a boy became a man and he followed his heart and went his own way.
Siddhartha intentionally & mindfully immersed himself in the world/samsara.
www.online-literature.com /hesse/siddhartha   (1643 words)

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