Buddha
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
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
              oshobob  The Living Workshop                                
                                              People in Osho's Talks
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 (4 Vol.)
The Buddha Said