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Buddha - College Essays

Buddha

Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism, born in Lumbini,
Nepal. He was the son of the head of the Sakya warrior caste, with the
private name of Siddhartha; in later life he was known also as Sakyamuni
(Sage of the Sakyas). The name Gautama is a combination of the
family name Gautama and the appellation , meaning “Enlightened One.”
All the surviving accounts of 's life were written many years
after his death by idealizing followers rather than by objective historians.
Consequently, it is difficult to separate facts from the great mass of myth
and legend in which they are embedded. From the available evidence, Buddha
apparently showed an early inclination to meditation and ...

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is the common
lot of humankind. He then came upon a mendicant monk, calm and serene,
whereupon he determined to adopt his way of life and forsake family, wealth,
and power in the quest for truth. This decision, known in Buddhism as the
Great Renunciation, is celebrated by Buddhists as a turning point in
history. Gautama was then 29 years old, according to tradition.
Wandering as a mendicant over northern India, Buddha first
investigated Hinduism. He took instruction from some famous Brahman
teachers, but he found the Hindu caste system repellent and Hindu
asceticism futile. He continued his search, attracting but later losing
five followers because he was indulging in good food, and cleansing himself.
While next to the river he heard a music teacher tell a student that “If
you tighten the string to much, it will snap, if the string is to loose,
then it won’t play”. He then decided that the correct way was the middle
way, the path between the life of indulgence and that of ...

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