Buddha | biography, teachings, influence, & facts

 “Buddhism can be expressed in just two words – practice and awareness.” – Dalai Lama

 "He is not necessarily a god, Buddhism is an important part of his home" - Angelina Jolie

 “The life of Gautam Buddha reflects the power of service, compassion and most importantly, sacrifice” – Narendra Modi.

 Gautam Buddha Biography

 

Lord Gautam Buddha, who showed the world a new way with his thoughts, was the great philosopher, scientist, religious leader of India, a great social reformer and the founder of Buddhism. Buddha was married to Yashodhara. A child was born from this marriage, whose name was Rahul, but after some time Gautam Buddha abandoned his wife and child. 

Name - Siddhartha Gautam Buddha

 Born – 563 BC Lumbini, Nepal

 Died - 483 BC Kushinagar, India

 Marriage - Princess Yashodhara

 Children - Rahul

 Father's Name - Shuddhodhan (A king and efficient ruler)

 Mother's name - Maya Devi (Queen) 

 When and how was Gautam Buddha born?

 Gautam Buddha was born in 563 BC in Lumbini, Nepal near Kapilvastu. Mahamaya Devi, the Queen of Kapila Vastu, on her way to Devdah, experienced labor pains in which a child was born. He was called Gautam Buddha because he was born in Gautam Gautra.

 His father Shuddhodhan was a king, his mother Maya Devi was a woman of Koli dynasty, but after giving birth to the child, Maya Devi died within 7 days. After which he was brought up by his aunt and the second wife of the king, Rani Gautami, and the child was named Siddhartha.

 This name means one who was born to attain Siddhi, but later he got Siddhi. Siddhartha was a very kind and compassionate person since childhood.

 Where did Gautam Buddha get his education?

 Siddhartha completed his education from Guru Vishwamitra. Along with Vedas and Upanishads, he also received education in warfare. Since childhood, Siddhartha could not compete with any other in horse riding, bow and arrow and a charioteer. 

 Whom did Gautam Buddha marry?

 Siddhartha was married at the age of only 16 with Princess Yashodhara and a child was born from this marriage. Whose name was named Rahul, but his mind did not feel in the world of home and attachment and he left the family and went to the forest. In this Gautam Buddha Biography in english, you will get to know further that what is the power of knowledge of Gautam Buddha?

 When and how did Gautama Buddha start doing penance?

 Father and King Shuddhodhan  had also made elaborate arrangements for the enjoyment of Siddhartha. The father had also built 3 palaces for his son according to the 3 seasons, in which all the arrangements for dancing and singing and such rest were present, but these things could not attract Siddhartha towards him. Siddhartha decided to leave his beautiful wife and handsome child and go towards the forest.

 Siddhartha went to the forest and started doing even more severe penance. At first, Siddhartha started penance by eating sesame rice, but later he started doing penance without food and drink.

 His body had become dry due to severe heat, it had been 6 years while doing penance. One day Siddhartha was doing penance in the forest that suddenly some women were returning from a city, while on the way Siddhartha was doing penance.

 The women were singing some songs, one of their songs was lying in Siddharth's ear. The song was "Don't let loose the strings of the veena." Don't leave the strings so loose that they break, Siddhartha fell in his ears and he knew that the regular Yoga is proved through diet. Too much of nothing is not good.

 For any attainment, only the medium path is right, for this one has to do severe penance. What is the power of knowledge of Gautam Buddha? Lord Buddha is a mystery of the world. There have been many Gods, but no one else has touched the peak of consciousness that Buddha has touched. Buddha's entire life was devoted to the search for truth and attaining Nirvana. He spoke on every aspect of human psychology and misery and suggested its solutions.

 It is on record that no one else has said and explained as much as the Buddha. There has never been anyone on earth who has been said to be equal to Buddha. There are hundreds of texts which are full of his discourses and surprisingly there is no repetition in them. One who has come and understood Buddha cannot survive without being a Monk.

 The path of Mercury is the way to get rid of misery and become situated in nirvana i.e. eternal bliss. The birth of Buddha is not a revolution of any nation, religion or province, but since the birth of Buddha, for the first time there has been a global revolution on the path of systematic religion. Before Buddha, religion, yoga and meditation were the only contradictory sciences of philosophers. Sitting in Kashi or Kanchi, people used to scoff.

 The intellectuals and scientists of the West have been taking Buddha and Yoga very seriously for the last few years. The Western world has a large number of Buddhist monasteries in many Buddhist nations of the world, including China, Japan, Sri Lanka and India. Everyone is now starting to know that what is said in Western religions is taken from Buddhism, because Buddhism had spread all over the world 500 years before Jesus Christ. Gautam Buddha. The teachings of Gautam Buddha can change our life. This detachment from pleasures and facilities led him on the path of becoming Lord Buddha from Prince Gautam. He acquired knowledge in life and also distributed it among all human beings.

 Here are 10 words of Lord Buddha which will give you success and peace in life.

 1. One should be more afraid of an insidious and evil friend than a wild animal, an animal can only harm your body, but a bad friend can harm your intellect.

 2. Health is the greatest gift, contentment is the greatest wealth, loyalty is the greatest relationship.

 3. Hate is not reduced by hating, but by love, this is the eternal law.

 4. You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.

 5. Better than a thousand empty words, there is one word that brings peace.

 6. All wrong actions arise from the mind itself. If the mind is changed, can wrong actions remain?

 7. Don't focus on the past, don't even dream of the future, focus on the present moment.

 8. The person who loves 50 people is surrounded by 50 sorrows, the one who doesn't love anyone has no trouble.

 9. Being angry is like holding a hot coal in your hand with the intention of throwing it at someone else, which burns you.

 10. Keeping your body healthy is also a duty, otherwise you will not be able to keep your mind and thinking nice and clean.