Sidhartha Gautama was born a prince in India 2500 years ago and was moved by the suffering around him. He meditated under a banyan tree and became enlightened, realizing the Four Noble Truths: that suffering exists, it has a cause, it can be overcome, and the eightfold path provides the way to overcome it. He spent his life teaching this path to peace and happiness before passing away at age 80.

1. BUDDHISM
Way to peace

2. SIDHARTH GAUTAM BECOMES THE BUDDHA
• Sidharth Gautam is born a prince in Kapilvastu, 2,500 years ago.
• Moved by misery all around sets out to find a way to ward off misery.
• Gets enlightment sitting under a Banyan tree in Bodh Gaya.
• Gives his first sermon at Sarnath to his first five disciples.
• Preaches all his life ways to find peace and happiness.
• Passes away at Lumbini at the age of 80.

3. PHILOSOPHY: FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
What Sidhartha Gautam preached was simple:
• There is suffering in the world.
• There is reason for that suffering.
• There is way to get rid of the suffering.
• Only way to get rid of the suffering is to follow ‘ashtmarg’ an eightfold path.

4. BUDDHAS’TEACHING
Ashtang Marg:
• The eightfold path.
• Right view: A view based on rational thinking and after understanding the truth and reality.
• Right resolve: willfully adopting a pure life and state of mind.
• Right speech: no lying, no rude speech.
• right conduct: no killing or injuring, no taking what is not given, no sexual acts.
• Right livelihood: beg to feed, only possessing what is essential to sustain life.
• Right effort: guard against sensual thoughts.
• Right mindfulness: never be absent minded, conscious of what one is doing.
• Right samadhi (concentration): practicing four stages of dhyana meditation.

5. PLACES SACRED TO BUDDHISTS
• Kapilvastu: where Buddha was born.
• Bodh Gaya: where Buddha got enligtment.
• Sarnath: where buddha gave his first sermon.
• Lumbini: Where Buddha attain mahaparnirvana.

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