Topic > Gautama Buddha - 681

Did you know that Buddha was a prince? He descended from the Sakya dynasty. Now I will tell you about Prince Gautama Buddha, including his life, which is his birth, childhood and adult life; his religion, which includes the lack of gods, the four noble truths, the Buddhist monks and nuns and, finally, his death, this is interesting in itself, considering his origin, the probable causes and the legends that surround him surround. around 565 BC until 484 BC, dying around the age of 80. Buddha was born after his mother, Queen Māyā, according to legend, had a dream about "a beautiful white elephant descending into her womb", or, in a different dream, the same elephant giving her a white lotus flower, which was interpreted as a sign that the Buddha, or universal emperor, was about to be born. The child was named Sidharth, but eventually became known by the name he is now commonly known by, Gautama Buddha. He became known by this name because after his birth, Buddha was visited by the court astrologer, Asit, who predicted that the child would save the world. A week after the Buddha's birth, however, his mother died and he was raised by his mother's sister, or maternal aunt, Mahapajapati Gotami. During his childhood, Buddha sat alone, always lost in thought. During a palace festival, he sat the whole time under a tree, lost in meditation. His father, King Śuddhodana of the Sakya dynasty, tried to interest him in various things, to socialize him with other children, but nothing worked. As Buddha grew up, his search for absolute truth became more and more dominant in his life, even when he was married to the beautiful princess Yashodhara, with whom he had never settled. Buddha had a serious illness before he died. This disease is called mesenteric infarction and was caused by a large meal offered at that time by its host. The name of the meal is literally translated as "soft pork", but the origin of these ingredients is unknown. There are many legends surrounding the death of Buddha and one is that although there are no deities in Buddhism, Buddha was visited by the god of death, Mara, who invited him to die. The Buddha hesitated in accepting the invitation, and it was only after his personal assistant and disciple, Ananda, failed to acknowledge his suggestion to ask the Buddha to remain on Earth that Buddha accepted Mara's invitation to die. So now you know about Buddha, His life, religion and death. This prince was a truly extraordinary person, creating a religion, or what most would call a philosophy, for there are no gods.