Buddhism:
Buddhism is the middle way of wisdom and compassion. It stands for three pillars: a) Buddha – its founder; b) Dhamma – his teachings and c) Sangha – order of Buddhist monks and nuns.
Five Great Events of Buddha’s Life and their Symbols:
- Birth – Lotus and bull
- Great renunciation – Horse
- Nirvana – Bodhi tree
- First Sermon – Dharmachakra or wheel
- Parinirvana or death – Stupa
About Budha:
- Also known as Sakyamuni (the Sage of the Sakyas), Jina (the Victorious) or Tathagata (one who has reached the truth).
- Born in 563 B.C. on the Vaishakha Poornima Day at Lumbini (near Kapilavastu) in Nepal.
- His father Suddhodana was the Saka ruler.
- His mother was Mahamaya but he was brought up by his stepmother Gautami.
- Buddha was married at 16 to Yashodhara and enjoyed married life for 13 years and had a son named Rahula.
- After seeing an old man, a sick man, a corpse and an ascetic, he decided to become a wanderer.
- First guru was Alarakalama, next was Udraka Ramputra. He later joined five ascetics- Kandana, Vappa, Bhadiya, Mohanama and Assagi.
- Attained Nirvana at Gaya, age 35.
- Delivered the fi rst sermon at Sarnath at Deer Parkwhere his five disciples had settled. His first sermon is called ‘Dharmachakrapravartan’ or ‘Turning of the Wheel of Law’.
- Attained Mahapurinirvana at Kushinagar(U.P).
Eight Fold Path:
- Right Faith
- Right Thought
- Right Action
- Right Livelihood
- Right Effort
- Right Speech
- Right Remembrance
- Right Concentration
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