There in the Lumbini Garden, she gave birth to her son, Siddhartha. ... However, the King heard of a prophecy, which warned him that Siddhartha would either become a great ruler of his kingdom or the enlightened Buddha. ... As a young child, Siddhartha began learning about civil and military arts. ... Instead, Siddhartha became deeply affected from the sufferings of life and began searching for the cause of sufferings and enlightenment. ... However, as a vow to find enlightenment, Siddhartha sat under a tree and through deep meditation, he became the enlightened Buddha. ...

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What does it mean to be a Buddhist? This is a question often asked by many curious individuals. This is a very complicated question to answer. In my opinion I think it is hard to specifically point to one doctrine or practice to describe what it signifies to be a Buddhist. This is because Buddhi...

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Once upon a time in India, a white elephant offered a woman a lotus flower and then entered her side. This elephant became Siddhartha; the Buddha. Buddhism eventually formed after Siddharth's long journey to find enlightenment. In time Buddhism would spread out of India and into China. One reason it...

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Confucianism The founder of Confucianism is "Confucius" who was a minor official and philosopher who lived during the Warring-States period. Confucius and his followers shared a primary goal: to create nobility through proper education, belief in the idea of heaven, and live an ethical life. These l...

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., Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Buddha, realised that luxury and wealth did not lead to human happiness, but instead human suffering, so he left his family in search for the key to human happiness. ...

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