Gautam Buddha: Famous Book by A.K Gandhi: Gautam Buddha

A.K Gandhi

ene 2020 · Prabhat Prakashan

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Gautama was born as a Kshatriya; the son of Śuddhodana; "an elected chief of the Shakya clan";whose capital was Kapilavastu; and who were later annexed by the growing Kingdom of Kosala during the Buddha's lifetime. Gautama was the family name. His mother; Maya (Māyādevī); Suddhodana's wife; was a Koliyan princess. As was the Shakya tradition; when his mother Queen Maya became pregnant; she left Kapilvastu for her father's kingdom to give birth. However; her son is said to have been born on the way; at Lumbini; in a garden beneath a sal tree. At the age of 16; his father reputedly arranged his marriage to a cousin of the same age named Yaśodharā (Pāli: Yasodharā). According to the traditional account; she gave birth to a son; named Rāhula. Siddhartha is said to have spent 29 years as a prince in Kapilavastu. At the age of 29 Siddhartha left his palace to meet his subjects. Despite his father's efforts to hide from him the sick; aged and suffering; Siddhartha was said to have seen an old man. At his death; the Buddha is famously believed to have told his disciples to follow no leader. Mahakasyapa was chosen by the sangha to be the chairman of the First Buddhist Council; with the two chief disciples Maudgalyayana and Sariputta having died before the Buddha.