He kept striking out with the ladies
Buddha did not want to become "Holy" he wanted to become enlightened
St. Barnabas was not a monk.
According to the Pali Canon, the Buddha's wife gave birth to a son before his turn to asceticism. He was named Rahula. At age seven, he met his father who had by then become the Buddha and was ordained as the first Samanera , or novice monk.
You have to pray and meditate a lot to become a Buddha.
He was born on maya a prince, but left the place and his linage and oppunity to become a king to become a hindu monk(sadhu) and later attained enlightenment and became a hindu guru(satguru/sant.)
Siddhartha Gautama is first become a Buddha.
Since the so-called "laughing buddha" is not the Buddha, but a 13th century Chinese Buddhist monk named Hotei, it is between you and your boss.
The monk was made a saint after he died.A monk spends most of his time in prayer. Few people want to become a monk.
When Siddhartha Gautama left the palace for the first time as an adult, he saw a man who seemed to be suffering. Then he saw a monk who had no possesions, but seemed to be so peaceful, so he gave up his life of luxury to become a monk.
Everyone already has Buddha-nature. Many, however, are not aware of their own Buddha-nature yet.Answer No-one can become a Buddha if they know how to become one.
The Buddha doesn't wear a hat since he is a monk, who dresses himself with just robes.
The primary advantage of being a Buddhist monk is that allows the person to practice the Buddha's teachings fully and completely in all of their purity.