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  Gautama Buddha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
When the young Prince Siddhartha Gautama was still a baby, an ascetic named Kaladevala went into the heaven of the Thirty-three gods and predicted that the young prince would become the Buddha.
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.
Siddhartha is also considered saint according to the Collects of the Gnostic Mass of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica.
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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)

  
 Buddhism
Siddhartha became aware of the pain of illness, the sorrow of death, and the effects of oldage on people.
Siddhartha first tried to follow the people who who practiced self-denial as a means of achieving an understanding of ultimate reality which was an example of the ascetics.
Siddhartha preached this message which was based on the Four Noble Truths: (1)ordinary life is full of suffering: (2)this suffering is caused by our desire for selfish goals and to see others as extensions of ourselves; and (4)the `way to end desire is to to follow the MiddlePath.
www.angelfire.com /hiphop3/crispybeyondbelief   (432 words)

  
 Buddhism
Siddhartha Guatama was born into the house of a wealthy king or feudal baron of the Sakya clan in what is now Nepal.
Siddhartha did not know of human suffering, sickness, advanced age or death until he chanced upon a man suffering from old age.
Siddhartha Guatama was born as a ruler and became the Buddha which made him a priest, he also lived impoverished and begged for food.
www.pujas.com /Buddhism-History.html   (527 words)

  
 Buddhism at SpiritDiscovery.com
Historically, what is known of Siddhartha Guatama is that he was affluent, exceedingly handsome and, as the son of a King, destined for fame and power.
Where is the realm of life in which there is neither age nor death?” Siddhartha Guatama was twenty nine when he went to his wife’s bed chamber in the middle of the night and kissed her and their son good bye as they slept.
Guatama also found the brahmins (priests) abused their power and did nothing to assist the spiritual growth of the Hindu people.
spiritdiscovery.com /buddha.shtml   (767 words)

  
 Buddha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is commonly used to refer to Siddhartha Gautama, the historical founder of Buddhism.
Later teachings of the Mahayana have sometimes widened this meaning to also include the disciples of a Buddha as a separate type of Buddha.
The Historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, is considered a Samyak-sambuddha.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buddha   (1320 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...
Character Analysis Of Siddhartha - Siddhartha had one single goal - to become empty, to become empty of thirst, desire, dreams, pleasure and sorrow - to let the Self die.
Siddhartha - symbolism of the river - Throughout the pilgrimage of Siddhartha’s life, he went through many different stages.
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 Between Sundays: The Story of Buddha
His name would be Siddhartha, which means "he whose aim is accomplished." According to legend, Siddhartha later emerged as an infant from his mother's right side, walked seven steps in the four directions of the compass and said, "No further births have I to endure, for this is my last body.
Siddhartha was attracted by this idea and he adopted a life of extreme self-denial, not eating or sleeping and meditating constantly.
From that day on Siddhartha was known as the Buddha, "the enlightened one," or "the one who has found the light." The light that Buddha found was not the kind that you see with your eyes.
www.uua.org /clf/betweensundays/earlychildhood/BuddahStory1.html   (1180 words)

  
 Siddhartha
Buddhism originated in India and was founded by a man named Siddhartha Guatama, in 525 B.C. This was the beginning of suffering, rejection, peace and wisdom.
Siddhartha Guatama was born a prince in 563 B.C. in Benares, near the foothills of the Himalayas in present day Nepal.
Siddhartha joined a band of convicts who were vagabonds and inflicted suffering upon themselves to gain spiritual enlightenment.
mcel.pacificu.edu /as/students/tshinseki/sidd.html   (618 words)

  
 Religion Project 2 Buddhism and Zoroastrianism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Siddharta Guatama was born in the fifth or sixth century BCE, in northern India.
Siddhartha Guatama left his wealthy life and abandoned his wife and child to seek enlightenment.
Guatama of Buddhism went through extreme asceticism to seek enlightnment, but soon realized that it was not working when he nearly died from extreme starvation.
www.public.asu.edu /~tschilli/Religion.html   (1458 words)

  
 Simhanada--- The Buddha's Life .... how Prince Siddhartha Guatama became the Buddha Shakyamuni
Siddhartha Gautama, the Bodhisattva or Buddha-to-be, was born in the Sixth century BCE in Lumbini, to the north of the holy Indian city of Varanasi.
Siddhartha came to the banks of the Niranjana river near the village of Uruvela.
Siddhartha stretched down his hand and touched the earth, calling it to bear witness to his eons of striving for virtuous ends.
www.simhas.org /life.html   (5716 words)

  
 Buddhism - The Life of Buddha   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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.
If Siddhartha went out of the palace, the king had always first ordered that all those with any disability be hidden from view.
www.acay.com.au /~silkroad/buddha/h_life.htm   (1751 words)

  
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Siddhartha mounted His horse and galloped away with Channa holding on to the tail.
Siddhartha was now very poor and He had to beg for food, which villagers placed in His little wooden begging bowl.
Siddhartha tried to live like them but He just became thin and weak, so He left the monks.
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 Island of Freedom - Siddhartha
Siddhartha apparently showed an early inclination to meditation and reflection, displeasing his father, who wanted him to be a warrior and ruler rather than a religious philosopher.
Siddhartha found his carefree, self-indulgent existence dull, and after a while he left home and began wandering in search of enlightenment.
Siddhartha adopted the bodhisattva ethic--refusing to enter nirvana until all are saved.
www.island-of-freedom.com /siddhartha.htm   (1386 words)

  
 123Student
Guatama Siddhartha realized that by practically killing himself he was not going to receive enlightenment.
Guatama Siddhartha was brought up in a wealthy environment.
Guatama Siddhartha was born into a very wealthy family while Confucius had to work hard for every thing he earned.
www.123student.com /religion/3601.shtml   (2954 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)

  
 Buddhism
The legends say that a seer predicted that Siddhartha would become either a great king or a great holy man; because of this, the king tried to make sure that Siddhartha never had any cause for dissatisfaction with his life, as that might drive him toward a spiritual path.
Siddhartha proved adept at these practices, and was able to surpass his teachers.
Then he remembered a moment in childhood in which he had been watching his father start the season’s plowing, and he had fallen into a naturally concentrated and focused state in which time seemed to stand still, and which was blissful and refreshing.
www.thaiexotictreasures.com /buddhism.html   (5803 words)

  
 What is Buddhism and what do Buddhists believe?
Its founder Siddhartha Guatama was born into royalty in India nearly 600 years before Christ.
At some time in his young life Siddhartha became troubled when he saw the pain and suffering of the common people.
Siddhartha continued to immerse himself in the practice of meditation though, and it is said that one day he achieved the god like state of Nirvana (2).
www.gotquestions.org /buddhism.html   (1012 words)

  
 Dharma Discourse: Trusting Buddha by John Daido Loori, Roshi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Siddhartha was a handsome, capable young man. He was a prince, born into a very wealthy family.
Siddhartha’s universe was bound to the north by the Himalayas and to the south by an endless expanse of desert.
Siddhartha made his way south, to a place where several teachers and their disciples gathered in a hilly forest.
www.mro.org /zmm/teachings/daido/teisho30.php   (3170 words)

  
 History
Buddhism was formed around the 6th or 5th century B.C. by Siddhartha Guatama.
Siddhartha Guatama was brought up in a royal household.
At the age of 29, he left his wife and kids without permission to find a sick man, an old man, a corpse and a wondering holy man. After 6 years of simple and stern manner of living he reached his goal and attained enlightenment under a tree was then named Buddha.
sd71.bc.ca /sd71/school/courtenay-jr/School/BUDDHISM/history/history.htm   (373 words)

  
 Buddism
Guatama was born into a wealthy family in India.
One day a priest prophicied over Siddhartha that he could be a great savior to the world if he left the palace.
Impressed by the priests prophecy Siddhartha left the palace to embark on a journey of 'enlightenment' (McDowell,1992: 304-305).
www.stevenandsusan.com /soul/buddaism.html   (1078 words)

  
 Zen Buddhism History and Background - ZENGUIDE.COM
Born Siddhartha Guatama in the sixth century B.C in what today is Nepal, the Buddha was a wealthy prince of the Shakya clan.
Siddhartha adopted the ascetic, homeless path, first with teachers and then, for nine years, on his own.
Reluctant even to speak of it because of its wordless nature, Siddhartha finally addressed a group of disciples, then gave his first discourse in the Deer Park in Benares and spent the rest of his long life teaching.
www.zenguide.com /history   (380 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The king was very careful that when his son, Siddhartha, was born that he did not come in contact with any of these things; he gave Siddhartha all the luxuries he could want to make sure he did not leave the palace.
Siddhartha did not feel that this method was liberation either, so he set off on his own.
Siddhartha, again on his own, sat under a bodhi tree and meditated while thinking about all the teachers, fellow students, texts, and sacred passages he had so far encountered.
www.thesefivewords.com /buddhism.htm   (2758 words)

  
 Deity Competition League - Page 4 - OOTP Developments Forums
Siddhartha Guatama was 3 for 8 with a stolen base and the game-winning HR.
Siddhartha Guatama delivered more of the same, as his groundout to Odin ended the CL's half of the inning.
Now, with two out and a man on second, Siddhartha Guatama attoned for his fielding error by working the count full, fouling off a number of pitches, and finally driving a 3-2 slider into the left field seats for the 2 run HR, giving the CL a 7-4 lead.
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 The Buddha by Jessica Bloomer, John Brainard Summary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Buddha lived a sheltered life as a child and was raised to follow his father’s example and one day rule their kingdom.
Instead, Siddhartha gave up all his earthly possessions (including his wife and child) and became a wandering monk after he experienced an epiphany around the age of twenty.
Siddhartha also fasted as a way to increase his understanding, but eventually gave it up as he found that he concentrated more on his hunger than his meditation.
www.shvoong.com /sociocultural-anthropology/religion/737-buddha   (389 words)

  
 The Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama (563-483 BC) Indian "mystic" and founder of Buddhism.
His father Suddhodana Guatama was a Rajah of the Sakya clan.
After ten years Guatama ventured out of his cloistered estate and, according to the traditions, saw for the first time an old man, a sick man, a dead man and an ascetic.
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 Lord Buddha
On the birth of the child, Siddhartha, the astrologers predicted to its father Suddhodana: "The child, on attaining manhood, would become either a universal monarch (Chakravarti), or abandoning house and home, would assume the robe of a monk and become a Buddha, a perfectly enlightened soul, for the salvation of mankind".
Siddhartha was known all over the world as Buddha, the Enlightened.
Siddhartha spent his boyhood at Kapilavastu and its vicinity.
www.sivanandadlshq.org /saints/buddha.htm   (4223 words)

  
 Buddhism
It is especially given to Siddhartha Guatama, who was born about 563 BC (another source says about 483 BC).
Guatama Buddha designated monasticism as the only perfect way of life.
Guatama Buddha has the distinction of having given to the world its most exalted precepts of social ethics."
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 Buddhism-Who is Buddha?
When most people think of the Buddha, they are thinking of the most famous Buddha, Siddhartha Guatama.
The story of Siddhartha Guatama: Born in the sixth century B.C.E. in what is today Nepal, the Buddha was a wealthy prince of the Shakya clan.
Reluctant even to speak of it because of its wordless nature, Siddhartha finally addressed a group of disciples, then gave his first discourse in the Deer Park in Benares.
www.modernbuddhism.com /a-whoisbuddha.htm   (294 words)

  
 Buddhism - the Search for Freedom Within
Siddhartha would not chose the second path unless he saw an old man, a sick person, a corpse, and a monk.
Siddhartha married and had a son, but eventually he encountered the four things his father feared.
It claims Buddha has a threefold nature: the body of essence which is eternal, the body of communal bliss which is the heavenly manifestation, and the body of transformation which was his human form to convert mankind.
www.inerrancy.org /OtherBeliefs/Buddhism/Buddhism8Fold.htm   (2404 words)

  
 Free Buddha - Free Buddha Sets and Buddha Statues
Siddhartha Guatama, known as the Buddha (often mis-spelled as Buddah) was born in modern Nepal; between 560-566 B. His father Suddhodana was ruler of the sakya people.
One day prince Siddhartha ventured out into the world and was confronted with the reality of life.
He was never fully satisfied untill he realised the path to liberation was one of balance rather than extremism, he called this the middle way.
freebuddha.com   (779 words)

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