13 Interesting Facts about Buddha most People don’t Know
Siddhartha Gautama, popularly known as Gautama Buddha, was born in the 4th to 5th century BCE in Ancient Nepal. The place where Buddha was born is known as Lumbini these days, which lies in Eastern Terai of Nepal.
Most of you might have heard about the great Philosopher of humankind, Gautama Buddha. Still, you might be unaware of how a common man could have spent his entire life as king of Shakhys gave his life of comfort to find the true meaning of life and answers to some questions that every people ask in daily life.
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Some Inspiring Facts about Buddha and his Life
- Buddha is also popularly known as Shakyamuni in some regions.
- Buddha is not a name; instead, it is a title. Gautama Buddha was born with the name Siddhartha Gautama, and later, he was titled with name Buddha.
- Buddha is a Sanskrit word meaning “an awakened person” or “Enlightened being,” “one who has awakened from the sleep of ignorance and suffering of life.”
- Lord Buddha left his palace to understand the mechanism that keeps people trapped into the unbreakable cycle of rebirth and to find the answer to some questions.
- While Buddha was on the ride around his palace, he saw four different things which change his life entirely that is an older man, a corpse, a sick man, and at last, he saw a wandering ascetic. He then finally realized that this is the reality, what he is seeing, and nothing is permanent in the world; also, he will be like them one day.
- He was a common man meditated for several years beneath a tree until he achieved Buddha.
- He was a spiritual leader, Philosopher, meditator, and teacher of life sufferings.
- Buddha was married to Yasodhara at the age of 16 and even had a son Rahula.
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- He was born in Lumbini of Nepal and died in India at the age of 80, according to Buddhism.
- A temple was built on the place where Buddha was enlightened, known as Mahabodhi Temple.
- His followers propagated the learning of the Buddha and his life achievement, which later developed as a religion.
- Buddhism is the self-realization of enlightenment rather than a religion.
- It is believed that there were Buddhas in the past and will be in the future as Buddha is a person who is capable of freeing him from the cycle of rebirth.
- Buddha is considered as the light of Asia.
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Some Popular Quotes of Buddha
The mind is everything. What you think you become.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven, or hell.
The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
Quotes of Gautama Buddha
These were some of the most valuable facts about Gautama Buddha that might help you to get into the bright side of life. Also if you are interested to know more about his life and facts on buddha you can check the Wikipedia page on Gautama Budhha which has more than 14000 of content lenght.
Wisdom comes in many forms, ennit?
Wisdom at its best .
We should all follow Gautam Buddha’s teachings. They are very well needed in today’s scenario.
his idology and preachings are surely to follow.
Yes, that’s what I think too! Buddha’s technique really helps to gain a peaceful mind and only peaceful mind can achieve real life
Yeah !
everybody should maximum try to follow the way of buddha, as it is not so difficult
Yes if someone wants peace then one should follow Buddha.
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This site is incredibly misleading and attributes quotes to the Buddha that the Buddha had beer said. Some in fact contradict each other and they are all quotes from other “spiritual teachers”. It even says Buddhism is a religion (it is) then it says it is not a religion. (It is). The Buddha would have never wanted to start a religion. It also says he is a common man right after it talks about him walking around his palace. Common men don’t have palaces. Someone even implied that following Buddha and becoming enlightened is easy. It is not. To give up desires to end suffering is quite difficult, it even becomes paradoxical for some monks who desire so much to become enlightened they develope a whole new ego about it which keeps them firmly in the realm of the material. The Buddha is probably one of the greatest and smartest people to walk the earth and while being nice and kind is important for all people, instilling a false sense of spirituality that is incredibly ego-centric is harmful to humankind as a whole. Thanks I guess.
Thanks for such a beautiful thought. The command man means a man with no unusual powers, what I mean was he discovered many things in his life through deep research which cost him his entire life and he shared his knowledge to take this world to better version.
If you are born into wealth it is easier to understand the Buddha being able to spend hours contemplating – presumably in comfort and being fed and sheltered. A tough life for anyone who is poor – although nothing to abandon if you have nothing – but then have to beg for food and shelter – which the poorest probably did anyway. and then declaring yourself “a holy man”, and possibly abandoning your family, the populace reveers you and feeds and clothes you fairly well. You can then wander about as a holy man and not contribute to the well being of others in a practical way. Same in many “religions” with “holy men”
Buddhism is Demonic and God, our creator, hates it when anyone tries to steal the glory that is rightly his.
I’m sorry that you are deceived by dark entities posing as light ones.
The ONLY truth God wants all humans to know is in the Holy Bible King James Version.
All humans must believe in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ or they will be in hell for all eternity..
Most of humanity has been blinded.
I come with the truth. I think most, if not all, of you who read this WILL NOT heed my warnings and, sadly, you may have greater condemnation.
The Holy Bible refutes EVERYTHING about Buddhism
SELF is EVIL.
DO NOT LOOK TO SELF!
LOOK TO JESUS CHRIST AND LIVE FOREVER!
ITS A PROMISE FROM OUR CREATOR!
JESUS CHRIST IS OUR CREATOR!
Hey Ron!
I want to run something by you. Share your thoughts:
What does apocalypse really mean?
The correct meaning of the English word apocalypse is ‘unveiling’ or ‘lifting of the veil’. It implies the uncovering of something previously hidden, though possibly known to a minority. Modern usage tends to derive from biblical connotations or disaster movies, though for the most part these ideas are a conflation with another word ‘armageddon’, which porteds the end of mankind or the world itself.
What does the Apocalype really mean? | Billy Graham .
“Lifting of the veil”, might also apply to when you discover a new truth in spite of past beliefs.
I’m going to send a video.. From what I know, it’s a fair 101 presentation of “what” happened. A little weak on the selfish “why” and for what purpose. That would the 404 course.
Read it with the clarity that they falsly interchanged the terms, “Christian” and “Church” without noting the differences between true early Christians who had converted from the 3 forms of Judaism, (and held “Church” in secret as to not get killed) and the Catholic individuals bound by Catholic doctrine, and the formal declarations made by the self appointed Catholic “Church” higher ups. It’s a big distincition. Understand; hard to find history reveals true Christians continued to be persecuted and killed by Rome for another 120 years after Jesus.
Then along comes the Roman ruler of the area, Constantine, and “converts” to “christianity”, but the Roman Catholic version.
What you won’t find in most commentaries unless you dig, Constantine had a little “Persian” problem. He knew that alone he could not defeat the Persians. (who surprizingly held many simular beliefs that Jesus taught) The Israelites, Jews and true Christians couldn’t defeat them alone. Persia had conqured and enslaved the Israelites about 600 years before Jesus and they weren’t looking forward to it happening again.
They teamed up and got Sunday off along with their Sabbath.
When you listen how “they” selected the books to compose the Bible as we know it, be aware of who “they” were, and are. Christians did not select the books. The Roman Catholic Bishops and Cardinals did.
“When you control the information, you can tell them what you want.”
I am on no mission here with you. Not even that smart. Just old with a curiousity and a decent memory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x3FxfkJqLI
Your thoughts?
Mason
God is love. There is no need to have fear, hate or judgement. Your bible was made to control people. It isn’t necessary. God is love.
There is GOD The Father, There is Jesus Christ ( Son Of God as claimed.And the third is the spirit ( Holy Ghost). I am not christian and donot claim to be any scholar. When Jesus was born there were humans who had existed for thousands of years. So to say that jesus created man or woman seems to be not true. . God is the supreme being and GOD is the one we believe created and creates human life even now.
This comment has a question also: What exactly is HOLY GHOST? Is it the opposite of Devil? or a combined Spitirit of the various angels?
Recetly I read about scientific study-Chicken hens started to lay fertile eggs.
without ever being near a rooster. My second question Is; Why all humans have to accept Jesus the saviour , be burried to ahieve salvation. What about all the millions and millions of humans who came before Jesus? 2021 years is a small fraction of all the time since humans came to be.? These are serious questions and I hope for a thoughtful answer.
Investigate the LDS church. They have answers for that. But don’t fall for answers from it’s critics, as they will distort it.
Enlighting facts and figures
Very good information.
great memory, very enlightening to makind.