From The Time Of 560 B.c

Meditating in the forest for six years he realized that he was becoming close to full enlightenment. Siddhartha found another spot to complete his meditation under the Bodhi Tree where he wouldn’t leave until he achieved his enlightenment. While in his deep state meditation Devaputra Mara the chief of all demons tried to stop him from achieving his goal by sending nightmarish vision to him to disturb him. With none of these tactics working Mara even tried luring him away with beautiful girls, but nonetheless Siddhartha wouldn’t break his concentration. Withstanding the chief of demons, he received the name Conqueror Buddha in which the next day of meditation he could become Buddha (“About Buddha”).

When Gotama admits he has still not found peace, he suddenly has an inexpressible experience much like Siddhartha had when he met Vasudeva years before. Siddhartha then summons Govinda to kiss him on the forehead. Govinda feels as if he is touching perfection, the illustrious one, eternity, and gets a mystical transference from Siddhartha.

Yet nothing distracted Siddhartha from his journey and after 49 days Siddhartha was transformed into the Buddha, but Mara had one more temptation for Buddha. Mara try to get Buddha not to bother teaching others the way to enlightenment because he had already reached nirvana and “why bother to play the idiot before an uncomprehending audience?” Buddha’s reply was that there would be some that would understand and thus went to teach the path to enlightenment. When Buddha went to preach he taught one the devoid of authority, devoid of ritual, skirted speculation, intense self-effort, and to devoid of the supernatural. All of these aspects have been implanted in the formation of the four noble truths.

After three years, Siddhartha realizes that he is not progressing toward his goal. He had learned all the Samanas could teach, and "he lost himself a thousand times and for days on end he dwelt in non-being. But although the paths took him away from Self, in the end they always led back to it" (15-16). Siddhartha discovers this was not the path he sought; escaping from one's Self did not bring one to salvation. His wisdom grew when he accepted there was another path and this short escape from Self is experienced by others in a quite different way such as people who drink numbing their senses like he did with the Samanas. He sees that in truth, there is no learning and that his questioning and thirst for knowledge could not be satisfied by teaching. Seeking another path, Siddhartha hears of a Buddha named Gotama, and with Govinda, who also chooses to leave, ventures to see him.

According to ancient tales the Siddhartha Gautama also known as the Buddha, was born in southern Nepal one of the world’s holiest places (Gene). The Buddha, born son of the warrior caste parents was predicted by wise men that “the child would be a successful as either a universal monarch or a great ascetic” (RoAT 172). As son of wealthy parents he was not aware about the world around him, he spent most of his life inside the palace walls. He was married at sixteen, to Yosodhara, she conceived a child named Rahula (Prebish 52). Siddhartha’s mother died when he was an infant and his father pleased him with royal pleasures. Including royalties such as power to rule, and arrange marriage. One day Siddhartha traveled outside his palace with his chariot driver. He saw a different perspective of life, after witnessing a sick man and old man, a dead man, and a shramana. Legends account that within days left the palace, leaving his wife and new

Siddharta Gautama was twenty-nine years old when he abandoned his family to search for a means to bring to an end his and other’s suffering after studying meditation for many years. At age thirty-five, Siddharta Gautama sat down under the shade of a fig tree to meditate and he determined to meditate until he reached enlightenment. After seven weeks he received the Great Enlightenment which he referred to as the Four Noble Truths and the Eight-fold Path. Henceforth he became known as the Buddha.

Siddhartha’s original goal was he “wanted to rid [him]self of the Self, to conquer it, but [he] could not conquer it” (31). Siddhartha had devoted himself to trying to rid himself of the pain of life but “he could only deceive it, could only fly from it, could only hide from it” (31). Siddhartha realises his whole life he has been running from himself, and running from the pain of life. Siddhartha has always been afraid of himself. Siddhartha was constantly trying to be like so many holy people, when in truth he should have just tried to be himself. He was trying hard to be something he was not, that he forgot who he was.

Maya, had been “visiting temples where she prayed and made offerings” that she would be able to give birth a son so they could have an heir to pass their kingdom down to when her and her husband grow old (1). Maya, while sleeping, dreamed that an elephant impregnated her with Siddhartha by placing a lotus through her right side. Siddhartha’s arrival was coming close and Maya requested to return home just like the other women of her family. When she was giving birth to Siddhartha in the Lumbini Garden, “the overhanging branches swooned over her, protectively, and in that instant she gave birth to her son” (4). After his birth, Asita, a holy man, told Suddhodana that Siddhartha had two different paths he could take; either to take the kingdom after Suddhodana hands it down or to take the path of nature and travel the countryside. Maya died not only seven days after the birth of her son. Maya’s sister, Mahapajapati, took over the role as mother for Siddhartha and eventually married Suddhodana and brought along Siddhartha’s two cousins, Ananda and Devadatta. All three of them were taught numerous skills that would benefit any person who were to take over the kingdom “such as archery, wrestling, and horsemanship, as well as chariot racing” (9). All of this competition was not something that Siddhartha would participate in. Many times he would go off into the woods just to be alone with himself and his thoughts. This was the first sign that Siddhartha would rather roam with nature instead of attaining the role of king in the

In 1200 B.C.E in cronus palace, Cronus is having a discussion with Zeus,Poseidon and Hera, Cronus said,” that all of you are gonna get one part of the earth Zeus decide to get the Sky Poseidon decide to get sea Hera decide to get rule under the world, all of then said that is fun the first time but then they start getting boring about what they doing after they just go to his palace Zeus its was in his palaces, and he start hearing voices,’’ he the voice start saying,’’ that Zeus if he have a women in his life and the voice start guessing and the the voice said Hera, and then Zeus start sweating and Hera heard her name and she start walking were she heard his name, and Zeus heard She’s footsteps and zeus he couldn't think nothing

He had already achieved a great deal, but for everything he gave up, he still was not where he wanted to be yet. Siddhartha learned to "think, wait, and fast," but after he still did not attain enlightenment, he meditated and fasted at the base of a fig tree for 49 days until he achieved enlightenment and became “Buddha” ("Historical Context: Siddhartha"). Siddhartha traveled along a long, bumpy path to reach enlightenment, but the outcome was worth it. He was patient and able to fulfill his destiny of becoming a great saint who spread his new religion, Buddhism, throughout the

If I were an artist and had to choose a place to live and to work in, I would choose ancient Rome, 80 AD because I believe I would experience a different state of mind. The time and place appealed to me because there were many amazing structures built, like the famous Colosseum, which is a huge structure where it was used to feature gladiator fights, animal fights, and other spectacles. Another structure is the Pantheon, which was dedicated to all of these gods and goddesses. This building has been used as a Christian church since the seventh century CE, some important artists such as the famous Renaissance painter, Raphael was buried

Anatman is the idea of “no permanent soul” 3. A common misconception is that Anatman means people have no soul. In reality it describes the constant change of the soul during its time on earth. Buddhism holds that while there is no soul, the five elements that make up an individual orient themselves to form a new individual. With each cycle of rebirth, these aggregates, which include mind, consciousness, body, impulse, and feeling, will combine differently to form distinct individuals 4. While Buddhists believe in karma, a summation of positive and negative actions, they

Buddhism’s founder was a man named Siddhartha Gautama, meaning “one who realized his goal.” Buddhists believe that when Siddhartha’s mother, Maha, was conceived she had a dream involving a white elephant carrying a lotus flower. She interpreted the dream to mean that her son would grow up to become a great spiritual leader. Just a week after Siddhartha was born, his mother died. Upon her death, he lived with his wealthy aunt and his father on a large estate. As Siddhartha grew up, his father kept him away from all suffering and anguish of the world. Unlike many of his peers, he was well educated and free from the world’s sorrows.

Lastly Suffering or Sorrow. According to the text, this refers to the fact that life, when lived in a typical manner can never be fully satisfying because of its constant change. Even in the midst of pleasure, we are always aware that pleasure is short-lived. The Sanskrit word for this is duhkha. Buddha rejected the notion of a permanent soul but believed in rebirth. Buddhism proposes that certain elements of personality (not necessarily a soul) that make up an individual can recombine and continue from one lifetime to another while karma determines how an individual will be reborn and his/her life’s circumstances. (pages 131-132)

Once upon a time, there was a prince named Siddhartha Gautama. The prince’s birth was unusual. His mother had a dream that a white elephant entered her womb foretelling that her baby would be a Buddha. His father ruled the Shakya clan. King Suddhodana Gautama wanted Siddhartha to become a great ruler rather than a religious leader, so he created a protected environment for the young price. Despite his father’s efforts Siddhartha expressed signs of spiritual proclivity. He was unbeatable in martial arts and learned how to meditate so deeply as to levitate. Siddhartha grew progressively curious of the outside world, to the point of finally urging his father to allow him a chariot ride outside the confines of the place walls. In order to shelter the prince King Suddhodana rid the countryside of any of the four elements that might inspire the prince to consider religion. The king ban all the sick and old from sight, funeral processions became prohibited and all religious artifacts removed from the kingdom (Corduan, 2012). However, the Hindu devas had other plans for prince Siddhartha. They took the four forms that the king had so carefully admonished. One became an old man on the verge of dying, another took the form of a man with a disfiguring disease, the third sight was a funeral procession for a decomposing corpse and a holy monk displayed the serenity of a life of renunciation. Among the many troubling thoughts the young man had was the