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The Life of Gotama Buddha. 1. The Shakya clansmen dwelt along the river Rohini
that flowed among the southern foothills of the Himalayas. ...
... It is clear that "Gotama's Discovery" came before Buddha's first sermon. In "Gotama's
Discovery" he goes through his life protected from the reality of the ...
... However, when with Gotama Buddha, time has been expanded. Instead of disconnecting
from the self, the ascetic life of self-denial eventually leads back to the ...
... meeting with Gotama, the Buddha, is the first experience that contributes to his
path of self-discovery. After several years of living the ascetic life of a ...
... Siddhartha and the Buddha, for the historical Buddha, Gotama Sakyamuni, also bore
the given name Siddhartha. In Siddhartha, Siddhartha's life parallels the ...
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1. The Shakya clansmen dwelt along the river Rohini that flowed among the southern foothills of the Himalayas. Their King Suddhodana Gautama had transferred his capitol to Kapila and there had built a great castle and had ruled wisely, winning the joyful acclaim of his people.
The Queen's name was Maya. She was the daughter of the King's uncle who was also a king of the neighboring division of the same Shakya clan. For twenty years they had no children, then, after dreaming a strange dream of an elephant entering her side, Queen Maya became pregnant. The King and the people looked forward with joyful expectancy to the birth of a royal child. According to their custom the Queen returned to her own home for the birth, and while on the way, in the beautiful spring sunshine, she rested in the flower garden of Lumbini Park. All about her were Asoka blossoms and in delight she reached out her right arm to pluck a branch and the Prince was born. All expressed their heartfelt delight and extolled the glory of the Queen and her princely child; even Heaven and Earth manifested their joy. This memorable day was the eighth day of April. The joy of the King was extreme as he named the child: Siddhartha, which means, "Every wish fulfilled."
2. In the palace of the King, however, delight was quickly followed by sorrow, for after a few days lovely Queen Maya suddenly passed away. Fortunately her younger sister, Prajapati became the child's foster mother and brought it up with loving care.
A hermit, who lived in the mountains not far away, noticing a glory about the castle and interpreting it as a good omen, came down to the palace and was shown the child. He predicted: "This prince, if he remains in the palace after his youth, will become a great King to rule the Four Seas. But if he forsakes the household life to embrace a religious life, he will become a Buddha and the world's Savior." At first the King was pleased because of the prophecy, but later...
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