Both Mary and Mahamaya traveled to a certain location instead of staying put and giving birth where they lived. ... Mahamaya sets out on her journey to give birth to Buddha in her home city. However, she stops to rest at a park called Lumbini and "the baby is born through her side as she holds onto a tree branch for support" (Oxtoby 378). ... He was to be "tempted by the devil" (Matthew. 4:1) but he did not give in. ... Both Jesus and Buddha expressed that it is more blessed to give than to receive. ...

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He decided to follow a path of self-denial, but did not find truth until he sat down under a tree, now known as the Bo tree. ... According to legend, Buddha sat under the Bo Tree for 49 days and was taunted by many demons. ... The eastern part tends to focus more on buddhist teachings, charitable giving, etc. ...

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When the time came to give birth, she was to go to her father's kingdom, which was custom in the day. On the way her pains began and she lay under the shade of a large tree and the process they say was painless. ... With his new insight Siddhartha began a program of intense yogic meditation underneath a papal tree in Benares. ... We think Buddhism is a religion, which it has become, but Siddhartha was less concerned with theology, rituals or prayer as he was with giving a tool for those who needed to escape from suffering. ...

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At this time he sat under a Bohda tree and remained there until he reached an enlightened state when he became know as the Buddha. ... The Buddha believed that a person must give up all wants, desires, and attachments in order to reach nirvana, but Buddha, himself, was guilty of want until the day he died. ... He reached enlightenment while sitting under a Bohda tree. ...

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After witnessing four events, and old man, a poor lady, a corpse being buried and a Jain ascetic begging for food and money, he decided to give up his belongings and search for enlightenment. ... Siddhartha achieved enlightenment one night he was meditating under a fig tree. ... Siddhartha moved from town to town giving this sermon, and he soon had sixty followers, who formed a community of monks called a sangha In the early stages of Buddhism, certain people weren't allowed into the sanghas. ...

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During this period he sat under a tree with a plan to stay there until he became enlightened. When he was under the tree he was tempted evil but did not give in to temptations. ... Even though Buddhists do not believe in a creator they do worship and give honor to supernatural beings, gods and goddess, animals and Buddha. ...

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His second stop was to join a band of ascetics and give this lifestyle a try. ... He sat down in front of the Bo tree and vowed not to rise until he reached enlightenment. He sat at the tree for forty-nine days until he reached enlightenment. ...

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One night Siddhartha sat down beneath a tree, refusing to move until he could find a way to "end the suffering." It was there, underneath a tree, that he became "enlightened," becoming the Buddha, or "enlightened one" (Mitchell 10). ... We give this tendency the general name of "craving," but it also expresses itself as disliking, fear, anger, jealousy, confusion, etc. This tendency can be so pervasive that it gives rise to a nearly constant sense in our lives of striving and struggle (for what?). ...

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He realized that giving up the two extremes and practicing moderation was the correct path to achieve nirvana. ... He made a firm resolution as he sat under the, now famous, Bodhi tree at Bodhgaya saying to himself, "My body may shrivel up, my skin, my bones my flesh may dissolve, but I will not move from this very seat until I have obtained enlightenment" (Strong #70) At this point Mara, the Lord of desire, sensed the thoughts of Bodhisattva and tried to frighten him with armies of demons, but they failed to disrupt his meditation, and their weapons turned into flowers as they reach...

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The Brahmins (intelligent men who were skilled at interpreting dreams) told the king that the dream was a sign that the child that his wife would give birth to was a holy child and would achieve perfect wisdom (Rawding 7). ... He used his sword to cut off his hair to give to Channa to give to his wife as a keepsake. ... With this he began intense meditation under a pipal tree in Benares. ...

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He sat under a tree and meditated for the first time, for this reason, Siddhartha was called Buddha which means enlightened one, and he realized that the cause of suffering was desire, attachment to material things. ... Buddha did not draw them a map of how to live, or give them a book of rules, he supplied an outline and said figure it out for yourself, do it your own way. ...

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He sat under a tree and meditated for the first time, for this reason, Siddhartha was called Buddha which means enlightened one, and he realized that the cause of suffering was desire, attachment to material things. ... Buddha did not draw them a map of how to live, or give them a book of rules, he supplied an outline and said figure it out for yourself, do it your own way. ...

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THE SUFFERING, THE DUKKHA: One major specific experience of suffering of my own came to me on October 20th 1998. I will never forget this tragic day of suffering. This is the morbid day my mom's soul left her body and past away physically. This experience was a shocking event that no one expected ...

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After some unfruitful attempts, he sat down under a tree and promised himself to not move from there until he figures out the specific answers to his questions. After several days spent under the tree, he finally found the answer to the question of suffering and earned the title of Buddha, which means the one "who has awoken". ... Buddha gives a specific eightfold path to follow, called Marga. ... This idea of Karma gives rise to another principle of Buddhism, called rebirth and which is also inspired from Hinduism. ...

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After this people started to give names to the rituals that they performed for these gods and thus religions were created. ... For instance, religion tries to answer all of the deepest questions that people have, and for some it would help to give a sense of their place in the universe. ... Finally, while meditating under the bodhi tree ("tree of perfect knowledge-) he reached enlightenment and taught his followers about his new spiritual understanding. ...

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There are 750 million+ Hindus in the world, most concentrated in India (pearls.org). Before elaborating on what beliefs and practices Hinduism has, perhaps it is helpful to first consider the "familiar to a Westerner" features that it doesn't have. There is no "founder" of Hinduism and no specific time it "began" (i.e. Jesus or Buddha's birth). There is not a set of scriptures that has authority over all other texts of its religion (i.e. ...

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The power of the rituals manifests when you engage in them fully and give yourself to them completely, with your entire heart and mind. ... The couple usually gives each other rings, and the thumbs of their right hands are tied together or the monks would tie thread or silk scarf around the wrist of the groom - usually the right hand. ... The relatives perform the symbolic actions of giving the white cloth which covers the coffin to the monks, and the mourners pour water into a cup until it overflows, symbolising the transfer of merit to the deceased. The monks will then recite suitable vers...

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As a custom, Queen Maya returned to her own home to give birth. ... 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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At the age of thirty-five, Siddharta Gautama sat down beneath the shade of a tree to meditate, and stayed under it until he received enlightenment seven weeks later. ... Thich Nhat Hanh, in The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching, gives us this insight into the truth of suffering. ... Only when we are able to give up useless desires and when we are able to learn to take each day at a time, enjoying the experiences that life offers us, patiently facing those problems that life involves without fear, hatred and anger, only then will we become happy and free human beings. ... (Maitreya 56) Thich ...

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