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Between 2,300 and 2,500 years ago, Siddhartha Gautama lived in Nepal and became known as the Buddha. The story goes that he went into a deep meditation under a tree one night, and then gained full enlightenment of the knowledge of the universe.

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The Buddha’s father was the king, but his mother died when he was only a week old. A holy man said he would grow up to be either a great leader or a great king. His father built him a shelter to keep him from the outside world, and he married at the age of 16 according to custom.

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One day, the Buddha traveled beyond the palace walls and discovered all the suffering people in the world. He was shocked by what he saw, and the next day he left the kingdom without his family. He vowed to fast on very little food or water.

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The Buddha fasted, studied, and meditated for the next six years after leaving his kingdom. He did it with a group of followers, but when he did not get answers, he faster to a point of starvation and dehydration. A girl offered him a bowl of rice that he accepted, he drank water, and bathed, leaving the life of fasting. This made his followers angry, so they left him. He created a way of life that is balanced instead of extremes, called the Middle Way.

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One night Siddartha Guatama sat under the Bohdi tree, meditating all night. He was searching for the answers to his questions about suffering. He vowed to overcome Mara, an evil demon, and to become Buddha no matter how long it took him. He finally found the answers to his questions and in that moment he became Buddha. After becoming buddha he traveled all over and preached sermons first to a group of Ascetics and anyone who decided to gather around him and listen.

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Buddha founding figure