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  2. The Buddha - Wikipedia

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    Siddhartha Gautama, [e] most commonly referred to as the Buddha (lit. ' the awakened one ' ), [ 4 ] [ f ] [ g ] was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia , [ h ] during the 6th or 5th century BCE [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ c ] and founded Buddhism .

  3. Timeline of Buddhism - Wikipedia

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    The approximate date of Gautama Buddha's birth and death are uncertain. Most historians in the early 20th century dated his lifetime as circa 563 BCE to 483 BCE. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] More recently his death is dated later, between 411 and 400 BCE, while at a symposium on this question held in 1988, the majority of those who presented definite opinions ...

  4. The Eight Great Events in the Life of Buddha - Wikipedia

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    Birth of the Buddha, Lorian Tangai, Gandhara.The Buddha is shown twice: being received by Indra, and then standing up immediately after. The iconography of the events reflects the elaborated versions of the Buddha's life story that had become established from about 100 AD in Gandharan art and elsewhere, such as Sanchi and Barhut, and were given detailed depictions in cycles of scenes ...

  5. Yaśodharā - Wikipedia

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    Siddhartha held by Yasodhara, Loriyan Tangai. In the Chinese : 佛本行集經 , The Collective Sutra of the Buddha's Past Acts , Yashodharā meets Siddhārtha Gautama for the first time in a previous life, when as the young Brahmin (ancient Nepali priest) Sumedha , he is formally identified as a future Buddha by the buddha of that era ...

  6. Maya (mother of the Buddha) - Wikipedia

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    She died days after giving birth and the Buddha was raised by her sister, Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī, who became the first Buddhist nun ordained by the Buddha. [2] [3] In the Buddhist Commentaries, Maya was on a traditional journey to her familial home in Devadaha where she would give birth, but her labor started as they were in Lumbini. The ...

  7. Family of Gautama Buddha - Wikipedia

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    It took long time Yaśodharā to conceive a child, a boy named Rahula born on the day Siddhartha left the palace. Thereafter, since the departure of Siddhartha, Yaśodharā entered monastic life in the palace, wearing yellow colored robes and fasting just as Siddhartha did. On the day Siddhartha returned Kapilavastu as Gautama Buddha to see his ...

  8. Parinirvana Stupa - Wikipedia

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    The Parinirvana Stupa or Mahaparinirvana Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kushinagar, India which is said to be the place of death of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. [1] Alexander Cunningham gains the most attention for his work in the area, because he conclusively proved that Gautama Buddha had died in the area. [ 2 ]

  9. Great Renunciation - Wikipedia

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    In Buddhist discourses, the Great Renunciation and Departure are usually mentioned in the life of the Buddha, among several other motifs that cover the religious life of the Buddha-to-be, Prince Siddhārtha Gautama (Pali: Siddhattha Gotama): his first meditation, marriage, palace life, four encounters, life of ease in palace and renunciation, great departure, encounter with hunters, and ...