2007-02-21 03:42:30 · 6 answers · asked by chi 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Siddhartha Gautama...
2007-02-21 03:45:56 · answer #1 · answered by Shinkirou Hasukage 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Siddhartha Gautama is generally thought to be the founder of Buddhism. He was an Indian prince that lived 2500 years ago. He gave up all of his power and wealth to solve the riddle of suffering.
2007-02-21 11:46:38 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Buddhism wasn't founded, per se, it was simply taught. There is no dogma and little or a lot of doctrine (depending on the school in question).
Buddhism is thought to have started with Gautama Siddhartha, who attained a profound enlightenment about 2500 years ago. He taught for about 40 years.
2007-02-21 12:01:35 · answer #3 · answered by Radagast97 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Siddhartha Gautama or
Sakyamuni the Buddha
http://www.buddhanet.net/
2007-02-21 11:52:49 · answer #4 · answered by wb 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The word Buddha is a title, not a name. It is derived from the Sanskrit: "Budh", to know. It means "one who is awake" in the sense of having "woken up to reality." This title was first given to a man named Siddartha Gautama, who lived 2,500 years ago in northern India.
Siddartha Gautama was son of the Rajah (ruler) of the Sakya tribe of Kapilavastu, Nepal. When he was about 35 years old Siddartha left the luxuries of his father's court, his beautiful wife, and all earthly ambitions for the life of an ascetic. He saw in the contemplative life the perfect way to self-enlightenment.
For six years he struggled by the traditional means of contemplation and asceticism, to penetrate the cause of man's "clinging to life." His efforts were in vain. The more he contemplated his own mind, the more he found only his own effort to contemplate. The evening before his enlightenment, Siddartha gave up. He relaxed his diet and ate some nourishing food. At once he felt a profound change coming over him. He sat down under a bodhi tree, vowing not to rise until he had obtained "supreme awakening."
According to Buddhist tradition, he sat through the night until a glimpse of the morning star suddenly provoked a state of perfect clarity and understanding. He experienced unexcelled, complete, awakening. For the next 40 years he taught the principles of his teaching, gaining many disciples and followers. He died at the age of about 80 in Kusinagara, Oudh.
2007-02-21 11:46:46 · answer #5 · answered by Pastor Biker 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes.
2007-02-21 11:46:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋