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	The Buddha and His Dhamma; call from home
		Suddhodana, considering the religious dignity of their son, descended from the chariot and having saluted him first, said : "It is now seven years since we saw you.
		Suddhodana made no reply, and the Blessed One continued: "It is customary, when one has found a hidden treasure, for him to make an offering of the most precious jewel to his father.
		Suddhodana wept bitterly at the thought of his son going away never to be seen again.
	www.mahabodhi.com /en/dhamma/book2_part4.htm (4385 words)

	Devotees and Demigods
		After seeing these wonders and these incidents the King Suddhodana and his followers started believing the new philosophy and started practicing the same by leaving aside the Vedic philosophy.
		Suddhodana's son grown up as Buddha and started preaching Buddha philosophy which Paramatma has publicized previously.
		On seeing the wonders of this child, Suddhodana and his followers started believing and accepted the new philosophy by leaving divine culture which they were following.
	www.veda.harekrsna.cz /encyclopedia/demigods.htm (4050 words)

	THE LIFE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		He was born in Kaliyuga year, 2,748 (563 B.C) to king Suddhodana and queen Maya in the Royal Grove of Lumbini between Devadaha and Kapilavastu.
		On the fifth day of the birth of the prince, the name ceremonies were performed and the royal soothsayers prophesied that the newly born was destined to be either a universal monarch or the supremely enlightened one, Buddha.
		King Suddhodana was shocked on this prediction and inquired "what will my son see, that will be the occasion of his forsaking the house hold life?".
	www.visitlordbuddha.com /cities/budha1.htm (944 words)

	The Buddha and His Dhamma; life from birth to parivraja
		At the time of the birth of the child it was the turn of Suddhodana to be the ruler of Kapilvatsu and as such was in the enjoyment of the title of Raja.
		For Suddhodana was anxious not to make the mistake of having cultivated the mind of his son at the cost of his manliness.
		With this object in view Suddhodana built three luxurious palaces for his son to live in, one for summer, one for the rainy season and one for winter, furnished with all the requirements and excitements for a full amorous life.
	www.mahabodhi.com /en/dhamma/book1_part1.htm (11942 words)

	Borobudur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Suddhodana adores his wife Maya Devi, but is sad not to have children.
		He remains altogether impassive, and this is what becomes unbearable to his wife, inciting her to beseech the heavens to send her a child.
		The bas-relief illustrated here is particularly beautiful, depicting Suddhodana in a fully hieratic stance, while Maya Devi's attitude falls between restrained tenderness and a sort of humility, even guilt.
	www.bergerfoundation.ch /Borobudur/E/Lalita.html (238 words)

	Suddhodana
		It is said (E.g., J.i.54) that when Asita, who was his father's chaplain and his own teacher, visited Suddhodana to see the newly born prince, and paid homage to the infant by allowing his feet to rest on his head, Suddhodana was filled with wonder and himself worshipped the child.
		The next day, when Suddhodana remonstrated with the Buddha because he was seen begging in the streets of Kapilavatthu, the Buddha told him that begging was the custom of all Buddhas, and Suddhodana hearing this became a sotāpanna.
		When the Buddha ordained both Rāhula and Nanda, Suddhodana was greatly distressed lest other parents should be similarly afflicted, and persuaded the Buddha to establish a rule that none should be ordained without the permission of his parents (Vin.i.82f).
	www.palikanon.com /english/pali_names/s/suddhodana.htm (576 words)

	The History of Buddha from lowprice4u (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Suddhodana was married to Mahamaya; daughter of Anjana residing in the village called Devadaha.
		Suddhodana summoned eight wise men, which were most famous in divination, to the palace to find out the meaning of the dream.
		The King, Suddhodana was deeply grieved that all the precautions he had taken, had failed to protect his son from knowing the unhealthy circumstances.
	www2.lowprice4u.com:3000 /TheSource/article.asp?PageID=324 (2959 words)

	Birth
		To Suddhodana was born Siddharth Gautama and this was the manner of Gautama's birth.
		At the time of the birth of the child it was the turn of Suddhodana to be the ruler of Kapilavatsu and as such was in the enjoyment of the title of Raja.
		Surveying with his divine eyes the whole of the Jambudvipa, Asita saw that a boy was born m the house of Suddhodana shining with all brilliance and that it was over his birth that the gods were excited.
	www.saxakali.com /southasia/birth.htm (2392 words)

	Lord Buddha, His Teachings and Ministry
		She is a person who has resolved to be a mother of a Buddha and observed the five precepts for many countless past lives.
		The chosen mother was Queen Mahaa Maayaa, wife of King Suddhodana of Kapilavatthu.
		However, King Suddhodana insisted on their settling the dispute saying, "These are our future rulers.
	www.cambodianview.com /buddha.html (2156 words)

	Relatives and Disciples of the Buddha - 01
		Prince Suddhodana wished to make both princesses his consorts as he had heard that one of the two sisters would give birth to a noble son who would bring great happiness to mankind.
		She was the chief consort of King Suddhodana and the mother of Prince Siddhattha.
		As King Suppabuddha was one of King Suddhodana’s younger brothers, she was one of Prince Siddhattha’s cousins.
	www.budsas.org /ebud/rdbud/rdbud-01.htm (6512 words)

	The Buddha
		At such a critical period, when there were cruelty, degeneration and unrighteousness everywhere, reformer Buddha was born to put down priestcraft and animal sacrifices, to save the people and disseminate the message of equality, unity and cosmic love everywhere.
		Buddha was born in B.C. 560 and died at the age of eighty in B.C. The place of his birth was a grove known as Lumbini, near the city of Kapilavastu, at the foot of Mount Palpa in the Himalayan ranges within Nepal.
		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".
	www.angelfire.com /realm/bodhisattva/buddha.html (5136 words)

	Life of the Lord Buddha
		The family to which King Suddhodana of the Sakyas belonged was called the Gotama family, so that his full name was King Suddhodana Gotama; and the name of the chief city in his kingdom where he had his chief palace, was Kapilavatthu.
		King Suddhodana very willingly granted his chief Queen her wish, and sent out his men with orders to prepare the way for her, and do everything needed to make the journey to her father's house a pleasant and comfortable one for her.
		In short: King Suddhodana tried so to arrange everything and everybody around the prince that he should not know or even suspect that there was anything else in the world but smiles and laughter and joyous, happy youth.
	www.angelfire.com /on2/buddhism/life.html (17441 words)

	Mike's History p 30 - Birth of Buddha.
		It is only in later legend that Suddhodana is represented as a great king; most likely he was in fact a wealthy knight and landowner.
		He was brought up in Kapilavatthu, a busy provincial capital; he was trained in martial exercises, riding, and outdoor life generally, and in all knightly accomplishments, but it is not indicated in the early books that he was accomplished in Brahamanical lore.
		She dreamt that the Four Guardians of the Quarters lifted her up and bore her away to the Himalayas, and there she was bathed in the Anotatta lake and lay down to rest on a heavenly couch within a golden mansion on Silver Hill.
	www.galileolibrary.com /history/history_page_30.htm (1751 words)

	A Consortium of Suddhodana Data (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Years later, after word of Siddhartha's enlightenment reached Suddhodana, he sent a messenger with 10,000 companions to invite Siddhartha back to the Shakya land.
		Suddhodana then sent a close friend of Siddhartha's, Kaludayi, to invite him to return.
		Many years later, when the Buddha heard of Suddhodana's impending death, he once again returned to his homeland and preached further to Suddhodana as he lay on his deathbed.
	gemstones.nowmore.net /Suddhodana.htm (478 words)

	The World of Jin-Gang-Dhyana - Celebrating Buddha's Holy Birthday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		When Siddhartha mentioned his wish to Suddhodana, Suddhodana tried everything to stop him and arranged him to get married.
		Suddhodana also constructed three magnificent palaces of different seasons of spring, summer and autumn with numerous beautiful court ladies singing and dancing continuously hoping to please the royal prince.
		Suddhodana sent two noblemen to search for the royal prince.
	www.jingangdhyanaincnet.org /99a/99a09/e99a09d.html (179 words)

	Buddhism and Tarot: King Suddhodana and Queen Maha Maya, the Emperor and Empress (c) Cheryl Lynne Bradley 2002-5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		King Suddhodana was married to the daughter of Anjana, the King of the Koliya tribe, Queen Maha Maya.
		King Suddhodana and Queen Maha Maya were destined to be the parents of the Buddha.
		It was customary for the expectant mother to return to her father's house to give birth and as she approached her due date, arrangements were made by King Suddhodana for Queen Maha Maya to return to Koliya.
	members.tripod.com /tarotcanada/BuddhaEmperorEmpress.html (615 words)

	Hitherby Dragons: The Old Man (VII/?)
		His soldiers sweep the old men, the sick men, the dying, the dead, and the suffering from the city.
		Other soldiers are kind, and distribute the bounty of Suddhodana.
		In the cleaning of the city, each of Suddhodana's soldiers shows their heart---but this is not a thing that Siddhartha will see.
	rebecca.hitherby.com /archives/000536.php (624 words)

	Ethics of Buddha and Buddhism by Sanderson Beck
		Buddha means "one who is intuitive, awakened, or enlightened." The famous historical person known as Buddha was also called the Tathagata, which means "the one who has come thus," and Shakyamuni, which means "the sage of the Shakya tribe." He is said to have lived eighty years, and thus was probably born in 563 BC.
		His father Suddhodana of the Gautama clan was elected king of the Shakya tribe by its five hundred families just south of the Himalaya mountains in the realm of influence of the powerful Kosala monarchy.
		His mother Maya died seven days after giving birth, and her younger sister Mahapajapati, who was also married to Suddhodana, became his foster mother.
	www.san.beck.org /EC9-Buddha.html (9205 words)

	Jataka Stories - Suddhodana
		He, too, became a monk but kept his promise to extend the king’s invitation to the Master.
		On invitation of Suddhodana, when the Buddha visited Kapilavatthu and stayed in Nigrodha Arama; he went on his usual rounds of begging, When this news was reported to the king that his son was begging in the streets of his kingdom he was terribly upset.
		When he met and sought an explanation from the Buddha and when the Buddha told him that there was nothing unusual for a Buddha to beg he was satisfied with the answer.
	www.ignca.nic.in /jatak087.htm (476 words)

	Information About Suddhodana, Buddhist Monks to India, Know about Lord Buddha, Buddhas Birth, Buddhist Travel ...
		Information About Suddhodana, Buddhist Monks to India, Know about Lord Buddha, Buddhas Birth, Buddhist Travel Informations
		Suddhodana thought that he might lose his precious son and tried his level best to make him attached to earthly objects.
		And when he had so spoken, he placed guards for quarter of a league, in each of the four directions, in order that none of the four kinds of men might come within sight of his son.
	www.atrip2india.com /suddhodana-precaution.htm (227 words)

	Hitherby Dragons: The Miracle (IV/?)
		One of his ministers, Madhav, pushes Suddhodana out of the way, taking the arrow in his own leg.
		In this fashion Suddhodana shows his people a miracle: that there is one woman in his kingdom who knows no suffering.
		It is hidden from her heart, carried far away, where she will not know of it, in her fetch, Yasodhara, the secret-keeping god.
	rebecca.hitherby.com /archives/000371.php (565 words)

	Suddhodana Attains Nirvana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		WHEN Suddhodana had grown old, he fell sick and sent for his son to come and see him once more before he died; and the Blessed One came and stayed at the sick-bed, and Suddhodana, having attained perfect enlightenment, died in the arms of the Blessed One.
		And it is said that the Blessed One, for the sake of preaching to his mother Maya-devi, ascended to heaven and dwelt with the devas.
		Having concluded his pious mission, he returned to the earth and went about again, converting those who listened to his teachings.
	www.sacred-texts.com /bud/btg/btg32.htm (93 words)

	Buddha
		called Kapilavatthu, which was ruled by king Suddhodana and his wife,
		The prophecy of the 5 wise men bothered king Suddhodana.
		King Suddhodana arranged a marriage between the prince and a
	www.magictails.com /CP/buddha.html (1318 words)

	Naxos.com, Your World of Classical Music
		Act I: 'Al jordens lyst skal binde ham' (Suddhodana) (Prajapati)
		Act II: 'Men under hver blomst' (Prajapati) (Suddhodana)
		Act II: 'Elskov er grusom' (Yasodhara) (Siddharta) (Prajapati) (Suddhodana)
	www.naxos.com /mainsite/NaxosCat/Naxos_Cat.asp?item_code=8.224031-32 (330 words)

	Amazon.ca: Siddharta: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Siddharta: Act II: 'Nu straler dagens lys' (Suddhodana)
		Siddharta: Act II: 'Men under hver blomst' (Prajapati) (Suddhodana)
		Siddharta: Act II: 'Elskov er grusom' (Yasodhara) (Siddharta) (Prajapati) (Suddhodana)
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000004673 (986 words)

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