Story of Buddha

 Before coming to the earth, Buddha is said to be in the Tushita heaven as Mahasittva. After seeing the suffering of human being in the earth, he decided to come to the earth. So, he came down in the form of white elephant with six Tusks and enter in to the womb of Queen Maya Devi. In India it is believe that the child birth to compulsory take place in wife's house. Expected Queen Maya Devi went to her house. On the way, when she reach to a place called Lumbini, she was mesmerized by the beauty of nature and unusual flower blossom. When she tried to reach to a flower, Buddha is said to be born from her right armpit. As soon as Buddha was born he took seven steps and said, " I alone am the world-honored one."

During his early childhood days, he was so extraordinary child who could excel all form of arts and skills which no ordinary child of his age could do. When Buddha  was born, the hermit told that the child will become powerful king in the world or he would become honored religious figure. To prevent him from becoming monk, his father Sududhana Gautam, married  Buddha with princes Yasodhara at the age of 16. And they gave birth to a son Rahula. 

It so happened that one day when Buddha went out of his palace he found four unusual things to him, the illness, the old man, the corpse and a peaceful monk. He was so shock to see and couldn't believe that he have to under go once in his lifetime too. He couldn't enjoy the beauty and luxurious life of his place. To find the truth and solution to for those, he left his place, beloved wife and child at the age of 29.

In order to achieve his goal, he underwent the extreme practice of austerity. He suffered by eating only a grain of rice and drinking water. After years of practice, he found himself at the verse of death because of malnourished. Then he chose to to practice the Middle path in Bodh Gaya. To accomplish his goal was never easy for him, the host maras try to distract him. Whatsoever he concentrated on his goal and could overcome all those evil forces of desire, attachment and ignorance. Finally he could attain enlightenment at the age of 35.

He started his first teaching to his first disciples in Deer Park about the four noble truth and eightfold paths. He also want to Troyastrima heaven where his mother was there and taught his teaching. At the age of 81, to show us the true nature of suffering, he attained the Paranirvana..

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