Does anyone know how Buddha received his teachings? From hinduism or through a angel or messenger? From where?

Question

Does anyone definately know how The Buddha received his teachings? Was it through a angel or messenger of some sort? From his father or mother? Is Buddhism a branch off of Hinduism? How did Buddha receive his teachings? Please only answer if you definately know. Thank You.

Answer 1

Buddha studied for a long time from a number of then-Hindu and Yoga teachers. He practiced severe asceticism, intense meditative practices, breath control, etc. He actually left his family (including a wife and child) to become a monk. Ultimately he was sitting under a Bodhi tree after having failed to reach enlightenment, and the story goes that he realized that he was essentially working too hard. He achieved enlightenment there by recognizing life was suffering, that the cause of suffering was craving (attachment), that it was possible to bring about an end of suffering and that the way to bring about the end of suffering was the 8-fold path.

This meant that enlightenment was attainable by a "middle way," one that was achievable by everyone if they would only practice the 8-fold path. The extremes in self-denial were unnecessary. From that point forward he started teaching. And people achieved enlightenment by listening to him.

Answer 2

Buddha did NOT receive teachings from any divine source.

He was a human born as Prince Siddhartha in India about 600 BC.
This was a period of a lot of religious/ philosophical debate.
In Greece this was the time of Socrates

Siddhartha realized that there were no good answers for human suffering caused by Impermanence including sickness, old age, and death.When he was 29 he left the palace in search of wisdom. He was an ascetic (yogi) for six years learning from many teachers of the time. These teachings did NOT satisfy him.

With the knowledge he attained and his own thinking he attained enlightenment. (became the Buddha). His first teaching to five of his former colleagues included the following:

All conditioned phenomena are: (ie everything, including birth, life death )
- impermanat,
- Suffering and
- Soulless

4 noble truths

1.Truth of suffering
2. Reason for suffering - Greed/Attachment
3.Cessation of suffering- Nirvana
4.Eightfold path to cessation of suffering as follows:

1. Right understanding
2. Right thought
3. Right speech
4. Right action
5. Right livelihood
6. Right effort
7. Right mindfulness
8. Right concentration

Answer 3

Buddha got his enlightment through meditation. neither does he get

teachgs from hindu, nor does he have no teachers.

Do you know Buddha spend six years to get enlightment.

At first, he received teachings form yoga teachers and hindu monks.

but, finally, he come to realize that all teachings he receive

cannot lead to nivarna and end of sufferings.

Some practising ways he receive are so strict and violent such

as not eating anything for a week,living naked and crawling all

the time.Some are so soft such as having sexual pleasures and

feeling the six sense of doors eating so much.
So, finally, he came alone to mi-ga-dar-won forest to practise

meditation which is neither soft or violent.

In this way, he got his enlightment.

By the way, many people think that Buddhism is a branch of Hinduism.

Actually, it is absolutely wrong. Buddha has no teachers.

He did not get his enlightment from Hinduism.

That is all I know.

Answer 4

Q: How did Buddha receive his teachings?

Through his direct experience.

He received teachings from many teachers but his teachers could not provide the answers that he was seeking which was to understand the nature of why human nature have a tendency to languish, become stressed, displeased, suffer, etc.

As far as I know, there was no messenger or angel that transmitted teachings to him. He was relentless in his pursuit to understand human nature and it was through his effort (using the skills he learned from his teachers, namely "meditation") that brought him knowledge and understanding to what he was seeking---the ceasing or ending of what is termed as "dukkha." Dukkha is usually translated as "suffering" in English, but it is more than just that in meaning (you might do research on how ''dukkha'' is translated if you Goolge it).

For further studies, Google "life of Buddha" or visit: http://www.as.miami.edu/phi/bio/Buddha/bud-life2.htm (I've gone through this site, but I recommend that you research other sources similar to this page).

From my readings, some Hindus consider Buddhism of be a branch of Hinduism and the Buddha is considered a reincarnation of one the Hindu gods...the thing is...Buddhism does not rely on a 'creator god' nor employ worshipping "gods, dieties, prophets, etc" in order to be "saved." Buddhism teaches that life in the present moment, the here and now, should be the main focus of one's attention, not the past nor the future. "The past has gone, the future has not happened yet" ---so in other words, if you're thinking about the past or future, you're not paying attention to what's happening now. If you weren't paying attention now, the outcome of your past will most likely never be resolved in the future.

If you're asking your questions for a school assignment, see if you can ask at your local library regarding: Buddhism in India or Indian Buddhism---that might further give you information. That's my two cents anyway, I hope I partially gave some helpful answers. G'luck!

Answer 5

The specifics are easy to find online, but he went through a number of teachers/teachings. His goal was to discover why humanity suffered and to relieve that suffering.

He was unsatisfied with all of these teachings so went off on his own and found his answer which is encapsulated in the Four Nobel Truths:

http://www.nyimc.org/articles/truths.htm

Answer 6

the story is that buddha after being taken out of his great palace is shown the world by his driver. (death, old age, disease) for he had been kept in a palace away from the world. this was done when his father found out he would be a great leader. after seeing the real world he travelled around to learn from different yogi's. each time he would learn all they had to teach and move on to another. after that he tried ascetisim, but that didnt work for him either. he reached enlightenment under a tree after a demon tempted him with three temptations that he of course refused.

Answer 7

He was a prince (Siddhartha) who was kept locked within the castle walls because his parents wanted to shelter him. He snuck out and saw people suffering (there is more detail on this elsewhere) and took it as a sign. He meditated on these things and eventually, in the shade of the bodhi tree, supposedly reached enlightenment.

Answer 8

i've got faith that the purpose of meditation is to comprehend the self .Meditation may well be practised in basic terms after cleansing the strategies by using Karma Yoga .whilst strategies turns into further and extra sparkling the vasanas are decreased and the strategies turns into quiet .greater desirable the quietness of the strategies greater desirable the contemplation and consequently meditation may well be efficient ! To a guy who's performed perfection even whilst doing a a hundred works his strategies would be as quiet as secure as a strategies in meditation . as you have suggested Shiddar itself skill guy of perfection yet to realize such perfection shouldn't one be purified at the beginning desires and vasnas? each and every paintings could be performed in Yagnya spirit with suited co ordination and involvement provided that it performed in this form can the strategies of the aspirant drift into the nation-states of meditation ! it my opinion that meditation training are no longer the real meditation because of the fact whilst a guy is in actual meditation he will adventure plenty bliss as a results of discovery of his actual being while in meditation training you could on the optimal get some non everlasting rest ! in todays international it won't be in a position to be frequent if the aspirant is in meditative state or no longer because of the fact as I point out one according to probability working in a hectic place of work and yet proceed to be very quiet interior the strategies ! we won't be able to make out via exterior observations

Answer 9

He fell asleep under a banyan tree? and had a experience that changed his life. He was the son of royality and left that life to find answers to his questions

Answer 10

buddha was a prince in a little province of india....therefore he started out as hindu. when he went on his personal journey, he got his info from divine intuition, just like jesus, mohammed and many others