A history that still lives on… A name that has been heard and praised… Around the late 6th century, a prince who desperately wanted to unravel the mysteries of humanity was locked away by his own parents, sheltered from reality. At age 20 he took a chariot from the castle and set out through the countryside. He witnessed people ill and dying and he knew that one day his entire family and everyone he had loved would eventually die. Distraught over his experience, he vanished from his extravagant home disowning everything including his wife and young son. For 6 years he focused on discovering the answers to people’s universal suffering. He put himself through suffering, refusing to eat and taking little water, thinking that it would take him
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From that day, the prince became known as Buddha, which means “The Enlightened” or “Awakened One”. He began to teach others. Siddhartha was a leader of a sect of wandering ascetics which differed from other communities. This sect was called Sangha. After he passed away, the group slowly evolved into a religion. The teachings of Siddhartha became the basis of Buddhism.
Serenely, several monks encircled Buddha. He helped them find clarity, sharing what he learned through his enlightenment experience. This religion was scattered throughout the globe, starting inward in North India to Sir Lanka and making its way to Myanmar. It proceeded across Thailand and southeast Asian countries. Moving inward, it progressed through Kashmir Afghanistan, then Central Asia and eventually China, Korea and Japan. Truly, this religion has been around for 2300 years and still to this present day has many new converts. There are an estimated 488 million followers.
Years ago, an inquisitive man relinquished his home and expeditiously searched for enlightenment. He acknowledged his misguided mistake and achieved what he believed to be the right way. He shared his stories in a community which he contrived and explained how he discovered enlightenment. During this time people perceived his teachings. Siddhartha Gautama’s Buddhism spread to the world and is a reality to
From that day, the prince became known as Buddha, which means “The Enlightened” or “Awakened One”. He began to teach others. Siddhartha was a leader of a sect of wandering ascetics which differed from other communities. This sect was called Sangha. After he passed away, the group slowly evolved into a religion. The teachings of Siddhartha became the basis of Buddhism.
Serenely, several monks encircled Buddha. He helped them find clarity, sharing what he learned through his enlightenment experience. This religion was scattered throughout the globe, starting inward in North India to Sir Lanka and making its way to Myanmar. It proceeded across Thailand and southeast Asian countries. Moving inward, it progressed through Kashmir Afghanistan, then Central Asia and eventually China, Korea and Japan. Truly, this religion has been around for 2300 years and still to this present day has many new converts. There are an estimated 488 million followers.
Years ago, an inquisitive man relinquished his home and expeditiously searched for enlightenment. He acknowledged his misguided mistake and achieved what he believed to be the right way. He shared his stories in a community which he contrived and explained how he discovered enlightenment. During this time people perceived his teachings. Siddhartha Gautama’s Buddhism spread to the world and is a reality to