Gautam buddha story in english

          Gautama buddha birth date and year

        1. When was gautama buddha born and died
        2. How did siddhartha gautama became the buddha
        3. Siddhartha gautama story summary
        4. Where was gautama buddha born

          5. How did siddhartha gautama became the buddha!

          The Life of the Buddha

          Birth of the Buddha

          Buddhism is one of the major religions in the world. It began around 2,500 years ago in India when Siddhartha Gautama discovered how to bring happiness into the world.

          He was born around 566 BC, in the small kingdom of Kapilavastu.

          Short story of buddha

          His father was King Suddhodana and his mother was Queen Maya.

          Seven days after his birth. Queen Maya died. Her sister, Prajapati, raised him as her own child.

          A mystic foretold that the prince would be a great king or a Buddha.

          Now the king, wanting his son to be a king, raised him amid song and dance He kept him in the palace, cut off from the misfortunes of life.
           
          As a prince, Siddhartha was trained in warfare and educated in the arts and sciences of the time.

          Siddhartha gautama story summary

          Soon he blossomed into a young man of great strength, beauty, and wisdom. At the age of nineteen, he won his beautiful wife, Yashodara, in an archery contest. Passing the days in riches and happiness, he knew nothing of poverty or sufferin