King Siddhartha Research Paper

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King Siddhartha, son of Suddhona ruled over Lichhavi clan kingdom, Kapilavastu as its capital with an innate sense of authority. He was a charismatic king .He was trained to be a Kings, displayed his excellent quality on many occasions. Besides, he made no distinction among man and animals and showed equal love and affection towards them. He not only sacrificed his kingdom and renounced his royal life for a mendicant life; he meditated for twenty years in adverse situations in the forest and midst animals and under a Banyan tree.He wondered learned from people ,children but also from animals he came across in his mendicant life. Gautam Buddha became enlightened when he was forty-two years. The Sakyamuni of Kapilavastu Gautam Buddha,

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