biography of gautama buddha (563 BC – 483 BC)

Introduction

Buddha needs no introduction. Every person must have been influenced by his personality in life. gautama Buddha established a different religion which was against the increasing evils in Hinduism and named it Buddhism.Who was Gautam Buddha? Know the complete biography of gautama buddha his birth, life journey and attainment of enlightenment at Bodh Gaya

early life of buddha

Mahatma Buddha’s childhood name was Siddhartha. He was born in 563 BC in Lumbini Kapilvastu, Nepal. His father was the head of Kshatriya (Shakhya Gana). His mother was Mahamaya (princess of Kolin dynasty).

Mahamaya died a few days after Siddhartha’s birth, so Mahatma Buddha was brought up by his aunt Gotami, who was also his step mother. Siddhartha got married at a very young age (16 years) to a very beautiful woman named Yashodhara. Siddhartha and Yashodhara gave birth to a son whose name was Rahul.

One day, while touring the city of his kingdom, he saw four situations, poor, sick person, old person, and ascetic, due to which, he developed a desire of renunciation (renunciation of the world) and he left his home at the age of 29, which is called Mahanishkramana in Buddhism and in this sequence, Mahatma Buddha died in Kushinagar in 483 BC.

story of buddha birth

One night the queen dreamt that a pink star came out from heaven. It first turned into an elephant, then into a Kamadhenu (divine cow) and finally entered the queen’s womb. The same night the queen conceived.

One night the queen dreamt that a pink star came out from heaven, which first turned into an elephant and then entered the queen’s womb as Kamadhenu. The same night the queen conceived.

When the queen’s delivery date came near, she was going to her father’s house. On the way, she stopped under a tree due to labor pains, and there Prince Siddhartha was born, who later became famous as Gautama Buddha.

10 name of gautama buddha

Buddha attained enlightenment

Buddha learnt Sakht Darshan from Alaar Kalam and Yoga Darshan from Rudrakaram and gautama Buddha started doing penance in Mrigadab forest of Sarnath with his five friends. He did rigorous penance for 6 years. After 6 years gautama Buddha came to Gaya from Sarnath and did very rigorous penance.

Here he attained enlightenment on the day of Vaishakh Purnima under a Peepal tree on the banks of Niranjana (Falgu river). After attaining enlightenment that tree was called Mahabodhi tree and this place was called Bodh Gaya. After attaining enlightenment he was called Mahatma Buddha. The literal meaning of Buddha is a person endowed with knowledge. He gave his first sermon in Sarnath. Siddhartha is also called Tathagata, Kanakamuni, Shakya Muni and he is also called Light of Asia.

Four true sayings of gautama Buddha

The world is full of sorrows

There is some reason for everyone’s sorrows

The biggest reason for sorrow is desire

Desire can be controlled

To control desire, Mahatma Buddha gave the eightfold path and ten principles (middle path and middle way) and said that a person’s desire should not be so big that it cannot be fulfilled and should not be so small that even after fulfillment, he is not satisfied

Life of Gautama Buddha Some important symbols related to Buddhism

Mahatma Buddha said that if any desire remains unfulfilled, it will become the reason for previous birth. To get rid of rebirth, the desire has to be killed. This process is called Moksha.

There were four councils in Buddhism. After the fourth Buddhist Council, Buddhism split into two parts.

Hinayana: No change was made in the teachings of Guatama Buddha. The largest and most developed Sangha of this period is located in Kritika office (Pune).

Mahayana: It changed the teachings of gautama buddha and gave it a modern form. Mahayana later split into the Brajyana branch. The Brajyana branch itself became the reason for the destruction of Buddhism because these people adopted idol worship, drinking alcohol, and such habits.

Tripitaka of Buddhism

Tripitaka means basket full of knowledge. Tripitaka was written in Sinhalese language in Sri Lanka.
Vinayapitaka
Abhidhammapitaka
Suttapitaka

At the behest of Anand, the favourite disciple of gautama Buddha, the women nun order was established in Vaishali. The first woman nun to enter the order was Prajapati Gautami.

Amrapali, the city bride of Vaishali, was also a disciple of Gautama Buddha. Some great kings were also followers of Buddhism, among whom were Bimbisara, Ajatashatru, King of Magadha and King of Kaushal Prasanjit and Chandrapradyot etc.

FAQs:

what were the main teachings of lord buddha ?

Gautama Buddha gave the teachings of Ten Precepts and the Eightfold Path for the welfare of humanity.

In the Ten Precepts, he taught:
Non-violence,
Truthfulness,
Non-stealing,
Non-possession (not keeping any kind of property),
Avoiding intoxicants,
Not eating at the wrong time,
Not sleeping on luxurious beds,
Not hoarding wealth,
Staying away from women,
And refraining from dance and entertainment.

In the Eightfold Path, he explained:
Right View,
Right Intention,
Right Speech,
Right Action,
Right Livelihood,
Right Effort,
Right Mindfulness,
Right Concentration.

These were the core teachings of Lord Buddha. A person who follows these principles in life will always remain happy.

who is the father of buddha ?

His father’s name was Shuddhodhan who ruled Kapilavastu. He was the king of the Shakya dynasty. At that time, the Shakya dynasty ruled from India to Nepal. Shuddhodhan was married to Mahamaya, from whom Gautama Buddha was born.