Buddha
c. 560-480 BCE 80 years
aka: Gautama Buddha, Gautam Siddhartha
(original name), Sakyamuni, "The
World-Honored One", Tathagata
c. 560-480 BCE 80 years
aka: Gautama Buddha, Gautam Siddhartha
(original name), Sakyamuni, "The
World-Honored One", Tathagata
Spiritual "awakened one", or Buddha, of northern India
born in Lumbini, near Kapilivatsu, in what is now Nepal
mother, Maya, dies when B. is 7 days old.
father is king of an area near Bihar, India
B. is raised by his mother's sister, Mahaprajnapati.
married at 16 years, wife Yasodhara, son Rahula.
left home and family at 29, became a wandering
ascetic for 6 years.
enlightened, or awakened, at 35 years
taught and traveled for 40 years, Mahakashyap his
disciple became 1st Zen master
born in Lumbini, near Kapilivatsu, in what is now Nepal
mother, Maya, dies when B. is 7 days old.
father is king of an area near Bihar, India
B. is raised by his mother's sister, Mahaprajnapati.
married at 16 years, wife Yasodhara, son Rahula.
left home and family at 29, became a wandering
ascetic for 6 years.
enlightened, or awakened, at 35 years
taught and traveled for 40 years, Mahakashyap his
disciple became 1st Zen master
| My talking on Buddha is not just a commentary: it is creating a bridge. Buddha is one of the most important masters who has ever existed on the earth – incomparable, unique. And if you can have a taste of his being, you will be infinitely benefited, blessed... --Osho The Dhammapada, Vol. 1, ch. 1 |
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| Osho has many, many talks based on the life and words of Gautam Buddha. Here are some of the books that focus directly on him: The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha (12 Vol.) The Heart Sutra The Diamond Sutra The Discipline of Transcendence, Vol. 1 The Discipline of Transcendence, Vol. 2 The Discipline of Transcendence, Vol. 3 The Discipline of Transcendence, Vol. 4 |