Sanchi Stupa, Madhya Pradesh
The
History of Buddhism dates back to the sixth century BCE. On the full
moon day of Vaishakha Siddhartha Gautama, was born in about 563 BCE. The
birth place of Sidhartha Gautama in ancient India is Lumbini which is now in
Nepal. Sidhartha meticulous belongs to Sakya- kshtriya having family lineage ‘Gautama’.[i] In the 6th century BCE.,
religion was forgotten in India. At such a critical period when there were
cruelty, degeneration and unrighteousness everywhere, therefore he came as a
great social reformer by renouncing the household life. Buddha put down priest
craft and animal sacrifices, to save people and disseminate the message of
equality, unity and cosmic love everywhere. He came to be called "the Buddha," which
means "Awakened One. In the remaining years
of his life, the Buddha traveled and delivers different discourses to diverse
people of the world. However, he didn't teach people what he had realized when
he became enlightened. Instead, he educated people how to realize enlightenment
for themselves. He also clearly taught that arousing comes through one's own
direct understanding, not through attitude and beliefs. In the centuries
following the Buddha's life, Buddhism spread throughout Asia to become one of
the dominant religions of the continent.
[i]
Shastri Manmatha Nath, The History of Buddhism (Together with the Life and Teaching of Buddha),
Aryan Books International, New Delhi, 1996, p. 1.
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