The Buddha’s name of when he was a prince was siddharatha. He was born in the year 620 B.C. hailed from royal clan called shakyas. It is a tribe related to the mangols. He was born at kapilawasthu, a small state situated ay the foot of Himalaya Mountain. His father was suddhodana the ruler of kapilawasthu and the mother was queen mahamaya. The prince was brought up amidst luxuries but he was not so much interested in them. When he was a young man he married ysodara a pretty princess from a relative clan. When prince siddharatha was 29 years old his wife gave birth to a prince. That very night he left the castle in search of the meaning of life.
The prince did away with his royal clothing, cut his heir and dressed himself in the robes of an ascetic. For few years he was a disciple of several teachers, but they could not help him in his search. He had to undergo many hardships in his quest. After six or seven year from the day he left the castle, one night he set under a bo tree and contemplated over the nature of human life. At last he was successful. He had found the answer to the tormenting question” why do people suffer?” He discovered that craving is the root cause of all human agony. Besides, he understood a lot of other causes and effects related to human existence. He spent the rest of his life which amounts to forty five years, preaching the Dhamma he realized, to the mankind.
He covered the whole of Madya Pradesh on foot to do good to thousands of people there. He passed away at Kusinagar at the age of eighty. All the worldly things perish one day. Do not delay in your efforts to liberate yourself from worldly fetters they were his last words.
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