Bodhi Tree

Siddhartha Gautama, who is also known as Buddha, was the founder of Buddhism. He was a religious philosopher born in Kapilavastu, Lumbini (modern day Nepal) on c. 563 B.C.E. to the Shakyas, a massive clan. Buddha is in the Sanskrit language, when translated to english, it means the “enlightened one” or “the awakened”. The Shakyas, an indigent Indian tribe, was ruled by his father. His mother passed away seven days after giving birth to him. In order to avert him for over thinking about the complications

“Now, I, Vairocana Buddha am sitting atop a lotus pedestal; On a thousand flowers surrounding me are a thousand Sakyamuni Buddhas. Each flower supports a hundred million worlds; in each world a Sakyamuni Buddha appears. All are seated beneath a Bodhi-tree, all simultaneously attain Buddhahood. All these innumerable Buddhas have Vairocana as their original body.” (passage from the Brahmajala Sutra) Vairocana is one of many Buddhas revered by particular sections of Sino-Japanese Buddhism, especially

When Siddhartha learned how to understand the suffering of life, he made his own teachings to help others understand too. Siddhartha's teachings then became his power to help people. Siddhartha helped many who have felt the same way as him when he saw the suffering of a person out on the street. He helped others who didn’t want to accept the suffering of life with wise words to help them realize why they need to accept it. The Buddha did not use his power to harm others or to get what he wanted,

In life, people go through many events, and in Siddhartha Gautama’s life, it was no different. Everyone has to suffer and go through traumatic situations in their life to achieve the goals he may want, or to find the peace one may need. When going through these events in life, one he may feel as if he is suffering and as if things are not going to get any better. In Buddhism, there is the Four Noble Truths. The Four Noble Truths are dukkah, samudaya, nirhodha, and magga. Siddhartha experienced every

he himself was no closer to enlightenment then he had been before he had started. Still determined to seek his goal, Siddhartha studied all that he could. He no longer fell to the temptations of the outside world. From here one day underneath a Bodhi tree meditating he achieved enlightenment and thus became the Buddha. The knowledge he now gained he kept to himself until he realised must help others to seek this state. His words forming the core of Buddhism, the four noble truths and

Though Buddhism has only fairly recently had a resurgence in the Eastern world and even more recently been brought to the Western world, the religion has already gained millions of followers. The BBC documentary, “The Life of Buddha” not only displays the personal history of the Buddha himself, but also his continuing impact on the world. The Buddha was truly an extraordinary figure and though many have tried to vanquish his following, the religion that he created has truly stood the test of time

"A human being experiences themselves, their thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of their consciousness. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty” said the one and only Albert Einstein (“Heart Quotes”). Einstein’s opinion of life is similar to that of the practitioners of Buddhism. Soothing, beautiful lands of India inspired Buddhists view

Buddhism has been around for an estimated two and a half thousand years and its birthplace along with the Buddha himself was born in a small state like place in India. India during the 6th century was comprised of small independent states that competed for resources. One of those states Kapilavastu was the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. Siddhartha Gautama was the son of the ruler of a petty kingdom, legend says that when Gautama was born sages could see potential to be either a great

and wealth (What the Buddha Taught). Siddhartha spent the next years speaking and learning from philosophers about the meaning of life but found all of their teachings unsatisfactory. When Siddhartha was 35, he spent an evening sitting under the Bodhi Tree, and

Buddhists also meditate along with the rituals of worship. There are three special holidays that are sacred to Buddha. Robert A.F. Thurman wrote, “The most important holidays are the Buddha’s birthday, the day the Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, and the final days of nirvana (passing away)” (Thurman, 2015). These days are celebrated on three different days when the moon is full on the fourth lunar month of the year. They are meant to mark very important times of the past for happy times