LIFE OF THE BUDDHA 563-483 BCE

LIFE OF THE BUDDHA563-483 BCELBDFI ProjectProf. B.N.HEBBAR, Ph.D., D.D., D.Litt. 2015 All Rights Reserved

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BUDDHISMIntroduction etymology: Sanskrit verbal root budh = to awaken, to enlighten Buddha = awakened, enlightened Buddha = The Awakened One, The Enlightened One Buddha 563-483 BCE

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BUDDHISMLife of the Buddha 563-483 BCEkya kingdom (Nepal)King uddodana and Queen MahmyWhite elephant dreamLumbin, Nepal [Birthplace] 563 BCESiddhrthaEight astrologersSage Asita Devala

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BUDDHISMLife of the Buddha 563-483 BCEQueen Mahmy on deathbedPrincess Prajpati GotamPrince Devadatta and wounded bird incidentWedding of Prince Siddhrtha and Princess Yaodhar in 547 BCEPrince Rhula

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BUDDHISMLife of the Buddha 563-483 BCEFour passing sightsSick personAged personFuneral processionA monk in meditation

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BUDDHISMLife of the Buddha 563-483 BCEScene of the Great Renunciation in 534 BCE

Monk Gotama

Six years of spiritual quest 534-528 BCE

Bodhi tree at Gay (Bihar, India)

Bodh-Gay [Enlightenment Place 528 BCE]

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BUDDHISMLife of the Buddha 563-483 BCEGreat Passing Away (Mahparinirva) 483 BCE at Kusinra, U.P. State, India

Four holiest places of BuddhismLumbin (Nepal) BirthplaceBodh-Gay (Bihar State, India) Enlightenment placeBenras (U.P. State, India) place of First SermonKusinra, U.P. State, India place of Passing away

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