Siddhartha left his home, at the age of twenty nine, soon after the birth of his son, in search of ‘Truth’. For six long years he studied earnestly, went from teacher to teacher ; and, lived the life of a mendicant , practicing severe austerity. He was satisfied neither with the te...
caste system. The intertwining lives of many unhappy souls are drawn together by the birth of the young prince Siddhartha, who embarks on a spiritual journey, becomes Gautama Buddha, "the Enlightened One," and attempts to bring about a spiritual rebirth of the people in this desperate age. ...
Define the Buddha. the Buddha synonyms, the Buddha pronunciation, the Buddha translation, English dictionary definition of the Buddha. Noun 1. Gautama Buddha - founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god Buddha, Gautama, Gautama Siddhartha, Siddhartha Based
Jade Buddha Temple is located in the northwest of the city proper. It has been famous of its extraordinary jade Buddhas since they were enshrined over 100 years ago, hence the temple’s name. China is a multi-religious country. The Chinese constitution ensures the freedom to its people ...
You can walk in the footsteps of Buddha as you visit his childhood estate, see his mother’s city, and stand in the exact spot where he left home through a palace gate to begin his journey to enlightenment. A Spiritual Pilgrimage For pilgrims, Lumbini is one of the holiest...
At the age of twenty-nine, Siddhartha Gautama suddenly abandoned his home to devote himself entirely to spiritual pursuits and Yogic practices. A mere accident turned him to the path of renunciation. One day he managed, somehow or the other, to get out of the walled enclosure of the palace...
I had left my biological mother at the age of 15. I had this world view that my mother was the only bad person in the world, the only thing I had to be afraid of. I was brave and unafraid exploring the world. Everything was child’s play compared to the difficulties I had ...
With one cat I have to constantly go home and play with him/ her, but with two I can just let them be at home and they would feel more at ease. That’s a more comfortable level of responsibilities that I can take. I kind of felt sorry that I didn’t pick the older one in ...
Dr. Kason’s personal STEs: She shares how she had five NDEs, two in her childhood and three in her adult life, as well as a Kundalini awakening at the age of 23, and how these experiences changed her life and opened her to various paranormal phenomena, such as out-of-body experiences...
the Buddha’s chiefdisciple, Mahakashyapa, who had been absent at the time of the Buddha’s death. After the Buddha’s cremation, his relics were entrusted to a group of laydisciples, but armed men arrived from seven other regions and demanded the relics. In order to avert bloodshed, a...