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∙ 12y agoThe Founder of Buddhism was the historical Buddha (which means the Fully Enlightened One), born in Nepal (year 623 B.C.) as Prince Siddhartha of the Sakya Kingdom. The natives of ancient Nepal were the Kirat people (Tamang, Sherpa, Rai, Gurung etc.), better known as the Gurkhas today.
Prince Siddhartha left Nepal (in the Himalayan mountain range) at the age of 29 years old, crossed over to ancient India and eventually gained Enlightenment (Bodhi) at the age of 35 years old, at a place subsequently named as Bodhi Gaya. He became the Buddha.
The key teachings of the Buddha, encapsulated in the Four Noble Truths, are:
1. Living a simple life of love, non-violence and compassion will result in a person getting reborn in heaven, or in good circumstances as a human being. The former is consistent with Christ's Teachings. For the latter, clinical cases of human rebirth have been extensively researched and published by Dr. Ian Stevenson, MD and university Professor.
2. Practising meditation / yoga / Zen together with point 1, will bring about spiritual happiness here and hereafter. This is consistent with Laozi's Teachings.
3. Practising points 1 and 2, together with the initial knowledge of the intrinsic nature of all worldly things (impermanence, insubstantiality and insatisfactoriness) will lead to the end of rebirth, and go beyond heavenly existence. This is termed as Nibbana (Nirvana), which the Buddha has described to us as Highest Happiness, Freedom, Unique and Beyond Space-Time Continuum. Nibbana is not existence nor extinction.
4. The precise method for point 3 is known as the Noble Eight-fold Path.
At the age of 80 years old, the historical Buddha entered into Final Nibbana (Parinibbana). 500 years later (year 57 A.D.), the Buddha appeared in a dream to the Han Emperor Mingdi, which prompted the Emperor to ask his Court the next day about 'a golden man with light shining from his neck'. This account is recorded in China's historical archives. One of the official said he had heard of a holy man in the western region, who had find immortality and whose skin was golden. Subsequently, Han Mingdi sent an expedition to found out more. This marked the spread of Buddha's Teachings from the western region (Himalayas), and also India, into the central plains of ancient China.
2600 years later, Albert Einstein said:
"There is a third stage of religious experience…the individual feels the futility of human desires…beginnings of cosmic religious feeling already appear at an early stage of development, e.g., in many of the Psalms of David and in some of the Prophets. Buddhism…contains a much stronger element of this."
Robert Oppenheimer said:
"If we ask, for instance, whether the position of the electron remains the same, we must say 'no'. If we ask whether the electron's position changes with time, we must say 'no'. If we ask whether it is in motion, we must say 'no'. The Buddha has also given such answers when asked (about Parinibbana)."
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∙ 14y agoThe Buddha or siddhattha Gautama was born in the Himalayas in Nepal. The date was 563 b.c.
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∙ 14y agoPrince Gautama Siddhartha was born c.566BCE.(c. means circa or around)
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∙ 11y agoLumbini Gardens, Nepal
566 BC but nobody knows for sure when he was actually born
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∙ 11y agoWhen was the BUddha born
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∙ 13y agoAround 563 bc.
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What year was Siddartha born?
Assuming the question refers to Siddhartha Gautama, or the Buddha, there is some uncertainty about the time of his birth. Modern day scholars put it at between 560 years before the Christian Era and 480 years BCE.
In which place did lord Gautama Buddha was born?
Siddattha Gotama was born in Lumbini, which is in modern day Nepal.
What is the origin or Buddhism?
The Buddha was a Prince named Siddhartha Gautama who was born and raised in an area called Limbini which is the modern-day Nepal in India. Therefore, India is the official origin of Buddhism.
What was the date of Buddha purnima in the year 1978?
The date of Buddha Purnima (Birth day of The Buddha as per lunar calendar) in 1978 was the 22nd of May which fell on a Monday.
What month and day did the Buddha die?
The Buddha died (and was born, and got enlightened) on the full moon of the 5th month according to the Tsurphu calendar. This year, that date was June 18th. The Buddha died (and was born, and got enlightened) on the full moon of the 5th month according to the Tsurphu calendar. This year, that date was June 18th.
What is the date of birth and place of lord Buddha?
Born in 563 BC on the Vaishakha Poornima Day at Lumbini (near Kapilavastu) in Nepal.
Was Buddha a peson?
Buddha originally Siddhartha Gautama. He was a Prince and his family did not open him up to unpleasant things. One day he left and saw sadness, illness, and old age for the first time. One day while he was meditating under a tree the answer came to him. Then he became known as "Buddha" or "The Enlightened One". It depends upon what branch of Buddhism you are looking at. If you are looking at the branch that has Christianity in it, (in my opinion, this branch takes away all of Siddhartha's teachings, like how you must reach nirvana on your own) then he was a god. (Mahayana Buddhism) If you are looking at the original version, (Theravada, or Hinayana Buddhism) it stresses that Siddhartha was only human.
Who is siddhartha guatama and what does his name mean?
The Buddha- Siddhartha Gautama was born in Lumbini (in present day Nepal), somewhere around 580 BCE; to a royal family of Sakya clan. His father was king Suddodhana and his mother was queen Maya. Siddhartha means "one who has achieved his aim." Gautama is family or clan name. He was sometimes referred to as Śãkyamuni which means "the sage of the Śãkyas."
Why did Buddha change his name?
The prime source of information on Prince Siddhartha Gautama's life that has been spoken of more than 2500 years has never mentioned of any name change. He the Enlightened One is recognized by Buddhists in his time the supreme Buddha. Siddhartha also known as Shakyamuni was the Buddha to be. Siddhartha was born in Lumbini into the royal family of The Kingdom of Shakyas in modern day Nepal. Siddhartha sought out the truth by renouncing his wealth and riches to overcome aging, sickness and death. "Buddha" in the language of the Buddha simply means "awake".
Where did Siddharta Gautama live when he was a child?
Siddhartha Gautama was born in Lumbini and raised in the small kingdom or principality of Kapilvastu, both of which are in modern day Nepal.
Were in India was lord Buddha born in?
He was born in Lumbini in Nepal, not in present-day India.
Buddhisms holy day?
Buddhism has no single "holy" day of the week such as Friday for Muslims, Saturday for Jews or Sunday for Christians. This is due to the fact that there is no deity in Buddhism. Each day to a follower of the Dharma (the Buddha's teachings) is special because it is a new day with new opportunities. Buddhism does has a number of celebrations, mostly of significant events in Buddha's life, such as Vesak, the Buddha's birthday, or Bodhi day, the day that the Buddha became enlightened.
