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Siddhartha preached a life style of balance instead of extremism

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Siddaharta guatama

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The Buddha real name is Siddhartha Gautama.

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He was born about 2,500 years ago.

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His mother passed away with in 7 days of the Buddha’s birth.
His father was a king.

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The Buddha was born in now what they call Nepal.

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A holy man predicted that he would be a good king or military leader, or spiritual leader.

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Yes. His father wanted him to live a very sheltered life so he was keep inside the castle and was married at age 16 which which was a normal age during that time period.

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What ?

Siddhartha Gautama sat under the Bodhi tree vowing to not leave till the truths came to him.

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Hardships ?

He had to overpower Mara (an evil demon) who fought to become the Buddha.

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Pure enlightenment ?

He learned everything in one moment he understood th answers to his questions of suffering.

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Teaching ?

The Buddha could not communicate with words to teach. As it could not be communicated.

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Who he tought?

He tought everyone, not discriminating against Welth, race, gender, family backround. He did it to help show people the way of “enlightenment”.

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What did he do?

For the rest of his 80 years the Buddha went around teaching people the way to enlightenment. He believed peace and wanted others to follow the path of enlightenment.

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A small girl gave Siddhartha a bowl of rice and he excepted it. He then  realized that denying himself would not give him what he wanted.

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What did Siddhartha do when he did not get answers?

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What did Siddhartha do when he did not get answers?

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He tried harder and starved himself almost to death and endured pain.

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Siddhartha meditated and studied with 5 followers

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Nepal sometime between the fourth and sixth

centuries B.C. About 2300 to 2500 years later.

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Yes

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Did they agree about the exact time or events of his life?

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Did they agree about the exact time or events of his life?

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They did not agree because According to the best-known story, after experimenting with different ideas for

years and agreeing with none of them, Gautama spent a night in deep meditation.

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his mind was in a state of calmness and silence. All of the

answers he had been seeking became clear. He achieved full awareness of the universe,

thereby becoming Buddha.

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Siddhartha is impressed by the Buddha’s serenity and peace, but feels no compulsion to join his followers.

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How old was The Buddha when he discovered the outside world?

He was in his late 20s when he experienced the world outside of his palace.

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What encouraged him to go outside more often?

The first time he went outside he saw an old man, Buddha's driver told him that all people get old.  He wanted to go out more because he realized that life is to short.

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What else was seen?

The Buddha saw a sick man,  a decaying corpse and people living on little food and water.  The driver also said that the ascetic had given up worldly good so that he would never be afraid of death and suffering.

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What did The Buddha leave behind?

When he became 29 he left his kingdom, wife and infant son so that he could be apart of the ascetic life.

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Why did he leave all this behind?

He wanted to understand suffering and relieve it from the people that wanted him be protected from what they had to go through.

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What is ascetic life?

A characterized by or suggested practice of self-discipline

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They decided he gave up the aesthetic life style