Life of buddha.nitish
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The document summarizes the life of Buddha. It describes that he was born as Siddhartha Gautama in Lumbini to Queen Maya. At age 29, he saw an old man, sick man, dead man and monk which led him to leave his palace to seek enlightenment. After practicing asceticism for 6 years, he attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree by discovering the four noble truths. He then spent 45 years teaching others until his death at age 80 in Kushinagar.
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- 2. The Buddha descended from Tusita Heaven after preaching Abhidhamma to his mother (Queen Maya)
- 3. Queen Maya’sQueen Maya’s dreamt of a white elephant entering her side and she became pregnant The White Elephant was the Buddha- to-be resided as an ‘enlightened existence’ in one of the six deva- heavens
- 4. Not long after Queen Maya’s Dream, she conceived. Siddhartha Gautama in Lumbini 623 B.C.
- 5. Siddhartha’s Birth took place on a Vesak Full Moon Day. The Baby began to walk 7 steps forward and at each step, a Lotus flower appeared.
- 6. “I am the Chief in the world. There is no equal to Me. I am supreme. This is My last birth . No more Rebirth for Me.”
- 7. Asita at the Naming Ceremony in the Palace
- 8. The Ploughing Festival : Siddhartha meditating when he was 7 years old
- 9. Siddhartha Gautama, unlike his cousin, Devadatta, was full of loving-kindness and compassion.
- 10. At 16, PrinceAt 16, Prince Siddhartha marriedSiddhartha married Princess YasodharaPrincess Yasodhara
- 11. An old man, a sick man, a dead man and a monk Age 29, Gautama goes on four trips out of the castle and sees four sights that change his worldview
- 12. Siddhartha leaves the wife and child
- 13. Siddhartha leaves the Palace with Channa and his horse.
- 15. Prince SiddharthaPrince Siddhartha cuts off his haircuts off his hair
- 16. For 6 long years Siddhartha practised Ascetism • Asceticism pleasure is bad – Extreme fasting – Holding one’s breath – Exposure to bodily pain • Gautama nearly starves himself to death without getting any closer to enlightenment
- 17. • psychological darkness within each of us to make our own worst fears real • 3 Lusty Daughters of Mara – Delight – Desire – Discontent • was neither attracted nor disgusted by these three things • they remained powerless over Gautama • Defeated Mara, Gautama enters deeply into an inward spiritual journey Mara’s Forces Invade The MindMara’s Forces Invade The Mind Literal belief that Mara was a demon
- 18. Conquering The Evils Of Greed, Hatred and Delusion
- 20. The Bodhisattva attained Enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree – He was 35. The Bodhisattva attained Enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree – He was 35. It was on Vesak Full Moon that the Bodhisattva Attained Supreme Enlightenment
- 21. Bodhi or Fig Tree • Revived from near-death by young girl, dedicates himself to meditation. – Mindfulness of breathing to purify oneself of defilements and as a way to nirvana • Lotus position under fig tree, vows not to leave until he found “complete and perfect fulfillment” (Brodd, 72).
- 22. EnlightenmentEnlightenment • Gautama realized, after nearly dying, that asceticism is actually counter productive. – Self-hating practices that brought little spiritual benefit – One becomes stuck on self while the goal is to transcend one’s self. • Middle Way is a way of proceeding that exercises moderation between self- indulgence and self- mortification Middle Way
- 24. The Mucalinda Lake Where The Buddha Meditated in The Sixth Week After Enlightenment
- 25. Three Watches under the Fig Tree • First Watch – “Gautama perceived his own previous lifetimes…[his] continuous journey of suffering” • Second Watch – “acquired the divine eye, ability to perceive the deaths/rebirths of all living things” • Third Watch – Discovers Four Noble Truths – With this Gautama attained enlightenment – reached spiritual perfection and had thus won his salvation – Became the Awakened or Enlightened One
- 26. The Buddha Passed Away at KushinagarThe Buddha Passed Away at Kushinagar at the age of 80