The Story of Buddhism 2
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- One night the prince asked his faithful driver to take him to the forest, At the edge of the dark wood. Siddhartha remove his royal robes, sandals, and jewels. He cut off his hair with a knife. He put on a simple robe and kept only a small bowl for alms, or gifts of food. Wishing his driver farewell, Siddhartha began his life as an ascetic.
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- Siddhartha had learned that giving up bodily pleasures did not bring enlightenment. He decided to balance himself between the extremes of pleasure and pain. The prince's new way of thinking caused the other ascetics to leave him. But he was content to be alone. He was not yet enlightened, but he was on the right path. A full moon rose on Siddhartha's 35th birthday. He bathed in the river and rested quietly in a grove of trees.When he awoke, he had a strong feeling that he would soon become enlightened. Then a grass cutter gave him eight handfuls of soft grass as a present. Siddhartha walked until he reached a tree that became known as the Bodhi (Enlightenment)tree. He placed the grass at the foot of the tree and sat down. He vowed to meditate under the tree until he reached enlightenment.While Siddhartha meditated, a wicked god, Mara, tried to frighten him. Then Mara tried to tempt him by sending his three daughters, Discontent (Unhappiness), Delight, and Desire. Siddhartha resisted them all. He meditated through the night about the nature of reality and how to reach nirvana, or true happiness and peace. As the night went on, his mind filled with the truths he had been seeking. He saw his past lives and the great cycle of rebirth. He saw the importance of karma.Eventually he saw how to gain freedom from the endless cycle so end all suffering.By morning, the young prince had become the Buddha, the Awakened One. He had reached enlightenment.The truths that the Buddha discovered under the Bodhi tree arethe basis of Buddhism. They are often called the Four Noble Truths. The Buddha could spend the rest of his life sharing the set truths with the peple of India.
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