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  2. The Buddha - Wikipedia

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    Prince Siddhartha shaves his hair and becomes a śramaṇa. Borobudur, 8th century. Legendary biographies also tell the story of how Gautama left his palace to see the outside world for the first time and how he was shocked by his encounter with human suffering.

  3. Siddhartha (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Siddhartha: An Indian novel (German: Siddhartha: Eine Indische Dichtung; German: ⓘ) is a 1922 novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was written in German, in a simple, lyrical style.

  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. Four sights - Wikipedia

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    Over the next six years Siddhartha wandered from place to place, in search of the mystery of life and death. He sat under a peepal tree in Bodh Gaya and began to meditate. After many days of meditation he attained enlightenment and came to be known as Buddha or the 'Enlightened One'. Buddha gave his first sermon at the Deer park in Sarnath.

  6. 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 ...

  7. The Buddha (2010 film) - Wikipedia

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    The Buddha: The Story of Siddhartha is a 2010 PBS documentary film directed by David Grubin and narrated by Richard Gere. It follows the story of Gautama Buddha's life and discusses the history and teachings of Buddhism. [1] [2] The film was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Programming. [3]

  8. The Legend of Buddha - Wikipedia

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    The Legend of Buddha is a 2004 Indian English-language animated film directed by Shamboo Falke. [3] The film tells the story of Prince Siddhartha Gautama, who leaves his kingdom to become the spiritual leader, Buddha. [4]

  9. Barlaam and Josaphat - Wikipedia

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    The story of Josaphat and Barlaam also occupies a great part of book xv of the Speculum Historiale (Mirror of History) by the 13th century French encyclopedist Vincent of Beauvais. One of the Marco Polo manuscripts notes the remarkable similarity between the tale of "Sakyamuni Burkham" (the name that Polo uses for the Buddha ) and St. Josaphat ...