Several centuries after the Buddha's death, his teachings were compiled by the Buddhist community in the Vinaya, his codes for monastic practice, and the Suttas, texts based on his discourses. The Buddha has since been venerated by numerous religions and communities across Asia. ![]() He died in Kushinagar, attaining paranirvana. He taught a Middle Way between sensual indulgence and severe asceticism, a training of the mind that included ethical training and meditative practices such as effort, mindfulness, and jhana. The Buddha thereafter wandered through the lower Gangetic plain, teaching and building a monastic order. Leading a life of begging, asceticism, and meditation, he attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya. vanishing or extinguishing), freedom from ignorance, craving, rebirth and suffering.Īccording to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha was born in Lumbini in what is now Nepal, to highborn parents of the Shakya clan, but abandoned his family to live as a wandering ascetic. He was the founder of Buddhism and is revered by Buddhists as a fully enlightened being who taught a path to Nirvana (lit. ![]() ![]() Gautama Buddha (also Siddhārtha Gautama, Siddhattha Gotama Shakyamuni, Sakkamuni and The Buddha ) was an ascetic and spiritual teacher of South Asia who lived during the 6th or 5th century BCE.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |