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Life of Buddha

a summery by CS OoiKL Buddhism Study Group

International Buddhist CollegeFebruary 2013

BUDDHISM Part

02

Early Childhood Educationto the Birth of Rahula

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Life of Buddha Trained In Physical Skills.

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Part 1 - Life of the Buddha from his Birth to his Childhood Education

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Life of BuddhaTrained In Physical Skills.

101 There was a chariot race, which the prince had won against the toughest rival in the country. Although a competition of this kind required that the participants struggle very hard for victory, yet the prince treated his horse gently.

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Life of Buddha He Was Kind To His Horse.


Life of Buddha He Was Kind To His Horse.

102 The horse in return also exerted its full strength and with all its might helped the prince to become the victor. The horse too felt that a good and kind rider like the prince deserves to win.

Life of Buddha His Horse In Return Liked Him.


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Life of Buddha His Horse In Return Liked Him.

103 Prince Siddhartha's physical skills were as accomplished as his virtues in conduct and deportment. He was gentle and polite. He was also courageous and confident. During that time all male of the royal families were educated to become gallant knights. The prince since his early age was trained to become a kind and brave man.

Life of Buddha He Was Kind To All Creatures

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Life of Buddha He Was Kind To All Creatures.

104 The prince was gentle not only to his horse. He was kind also to all other animals. Being a crown prince, Siddhartha had never encountered suffering and misery in his life. His sympathetic nature made him aware that all creatures weather people or animals, equally desire happiness and detest suffering and pain.

Life of Buddha The Prince And The Snake


Life of Buddha The Prince And The Snake

105 At the age of eight the prince began to show in his conduct, a particularly merciful nature. In any place and on whatever occasion, he avoided doing anything harmful to any creature, on the contrary, he tried to succor any suffering creature. For example, one day the prince saw one if his attendants beating a snake with a rod. He immediately stopped the attendant, exhorting him not to beat it.

Life of Buddha Prince Devadatta


Life of BuddhaPrince Devadatta.

106 One day, Prince Siddhartha was playing with his companions in the palace garden. Many of his young companions were also playing there. Among them was Prince Devadatta, a cousin of Prince Siddhartha, whose personal character was entirely different from the Prince’s.

Life of Buddha The Wounded Swan


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Life of Buddha The Wounded Swan.

107 Prince Siddhartha’s heart is full of mercy and benevolence. He never opposed others. He often helped the oppressed. Prince Devadatta was cruel and jealous and fond of killing. This day Devadatta was carrying his bow and arrows, shooting the flying swans for fun. One swan was shot in the wing and fell to the ground.

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Life of Buddha The Prince Picked Up The Swan

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Life of Buddha The Prince Picked Up The Swan

108 It was badly wounded and appeared to be in much pain. Prince Siddhartha ran up to the swan, which he picked up. Removing the arrow from its wing, he wrapped the wound with cool leaves to stop the blood and softly patted its body.

Life of Buddha Devadatta Was Angry.


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Life of Buddha Devadatta Was Angry.

109 Devadatta angrily stepped over to him, intending to snatch the swan. At the same time Devadatta was yelling at Siddhartha, demanding that he return the bird to him. Under no conditions would Prince Siddhartha return the wounded bird to him.

Life of Buddha Prince Devadatta Demanded For

The Swan


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Life of Buddha Prince Devadatta Demanded For

The Swan110 Prince Siddhartha said “If the bird had died, it would probably belong to the shooter, but as long as it is still alive, it naturally belong to the saver. But Prince Devadatta insisted. “I shot the bird down, so it belong to me!”

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Life of Buddha Prince Siddhartha Refuses

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Life of Buddha Prince Siddhartha Refuses

111 Finally Prince Siddhartha suggested to let the scholars of the country settle this argument at a conference. Prince Devadatta agreed to this. So they requested to go before the scholars.

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Life of Buddha They Went To The Scholars

Prince Siddhartha The Story of Buddha

Life of BuddhaThey Went To The Scholars

112 On the day when the scholars were to gather and confer on various matters. There was plenty of dispute about the problem of the swan. They all had different opinions. Some said the bird should belong to Prince Siddhartha, because he had saved its life.

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Life of Buddha Everyone Have His Own Reason


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Life of Buddha Everyone Have His Own Reason

113 On the contrary, some believed that Prince Devadatta should have the bird because he brought it down. Everyone seemed to have his own reason for choosing one point of view or the other. An old scholar said, “If the swan can talk, it would have sided Prince Siddhartha”.

Life of Buddha It Belong To Those Who Save It.


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Life of Buddha It Belong To Those Who Save It

114 Finally a young scholar stood up, loudly proclaiming, “All living creatures belong to those who save or guard their lives, not to those who damage their lives. In fact this wounded bird should belong to its savior, that is, Prince Siddhartha”.

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Life of Buddha Prince Siddhartha Carefully Nursed

The Swan

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Life of Buddha Prince Siddhartha Carefully Nursed

The Swan 115 The conferring scholars all accepted the statement made

by their young colleague. So they unanimously decided that the bird belonged to Prince Siddhartha, for he was the one to save its life. Prince Siddhartha carefully nursed the swan until its wound had completely healed.

Life of Buddha He Set The Bird Free


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Life of Buddha He Set The Bird Free

116 Then he set the bird free to fly back to the forest to live a free and pleasant life among its own kind. From that day Prince Devadatta began to hate Prince Siddhartha and intended secretly to plot against him.

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Life of Buddha Visvamitta

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Life of Buddha Visvamitta.

117 When Prince Siddhartha had become a young man, his father got a famous teacher called Visvamitta. As a prince is of the warrior caste, he trained the art of administration, horsemanship and warfare. Visvamitta also has a well-known center of learning, By the age of 15 years old, Prince Siddhartha has finished all his studies.

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Life of Buddha King Suddhodana Was Worried

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Life of Buddha King Suddhodana Was Worried

118 King Suddhodana was so worried about Kondanna’s prediction. Knowing that the prince had thought of seeking the ultimate truth troubled the King. He feared that if such thoughts were not eliminated, the prince probably would soon leave him and abandon the country. Then there would be no one to inherit the throne.

Life of Buddha The Three Palaces


Life of Buddha The Three Palaces

119 He felt the only way to change the prince’s mind was to double the joy and pleasure available to him in the royal palace. To achieve this end his first plan was to construct three splendid new palaces.

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Life of Buddha A Palace For Each Of The Seasons

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Life of Buddha A Palace For Each Of The Seasons

120 The first palace was built of fragrant wood. Inside the air was warm and everything was designed for maximum comfort. This was the prince’s winter palace. The second was the prince’s summer palace. It was built of polished marble. The third palace was built of bricks and had a green tiled roof.

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Life of Buddha A Garden Around The Palaces


Prince Siddhartha The Story of Buddha

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Life of Buddha A Garden Around The Palaces

121 The third palace was built of bricks and had a green tiled roof. This was the prince’s palace for the rainy monsoon season. King Suddhodana also ordered that a beautiful garden be grown around the three palaces. The prince could take a walk or a horseback ride or do whatever he enjoyed most.

Life of Buddha The Garden Had Three Lotus Ponds

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Life of Buddha Garden Had Several Ponds

122 His father gave Prince Siddhartha three lotuses ponds in his garden. They were planted with lotus plants. One where red lotuses blooms, one where white lotuses blooms and one where blue lotuses bloom.

Life of Buddha The King’s Efforts Were All In Vain


Life of Buddha The King’s Efforts Were All In Vain

123 The years went by very quickly, and Prince Siddhartha had now become a young man. Now the Prince is almost sixteen years old. All the material pleasures the King had bestowed on him turned out to be valueless to the contemplating prince. The King had thought that his actions would make the prince happy, but everything proved to be in vain.

Life of Buddha The King Summoned His Ministers


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Life of BuddhaThe King Summoned His Ministers

124 The king then summoned his ministers to a meeting, asking them if there were any other means to prevent the Prince from abandoning his position as potential leader of the country to become a religious teacher, as what the old sage Asita had predicted.

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Life of Buddha The Official’s Opinion

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Life of Buddha The Official’s Opinion

125 The officials offered their opinions: “The best way to hold the prince is to seek out the most beautiful girl in the land and have the prince married her. Once the prince has experience the sweetness of married life, he will choose nothing else. Then he will follow your intention and take over the throne in the future.

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Life of Buddha The King Considered The

Suggestion

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Life of Buddha The King Considered The

Suggestion 126 The king considered the suggestion offered by the

ministers as alright. Then he ordered that the selection of the most beautiful girl in the country to take place. On the particular day decreed for the selection, all candidates had to come to the city of Kapilavastu. Each of them was required to walk in front of the prince and would receive a present from him.

Life of Buddha The Day Of The Beauty Contest


Life of Buddha The Day Of The Beauty Contest

127 The King also ordered a group of highly intelligent officials to be stationed in the place where the beautiful girls were to pass before the prince. Their duty was to observe carefully which girl the prince like best. On the day of the beauty contest, candidates from all over the country passed, one after another, in front of the prince.

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Life of Buddha The Girls Were Beautiful

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Life of Buddha The Girls Were Beautiful

128 The girls were all very beautiful. Each of them received a present directly from the hand of the prince. The girls were all very happy and felt honored to accept a present from the prince. However, when they returned to their groups, they all began to fear that they might not be pretty enough.

Life of Buddha The Prince Was Unlike Other Men


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Life of Buddha The Prince Was Unlike Other Men

129 For they felt that the prince was unlike other young men, he had not paid attention to their beauty at all. Indeed, the prince had handed a present to each of the girls, but his mind, all the time, appeared to be centered on some other thing, which was much more important than the smiling appearances and beautiful and voluptuous bodily movements of the girls.

Life of Buddha The Present Were All Given Away

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Life of Buddha The Present Were All Given Away

130 And that was why some of the girls said that when the prince had handed them presents, they felt that he was not an ordinary human being at all, but, on the contrary, that he was a celestial being. The line of girls had come to an end, and the present were all given away. The prince still set calmly, thinking about other things

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Life of Buddha The Late Contestant


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131 Everyone thought that the last contestant had come before the prince and received her present, but suddenly a beautiful girl entered hastily, for she had arrived late. When this girl entered, the observers noticed that the prince was somewhat astonished. Like the other girls had done, she also walked before the prince, bashfully with bowed head.

The Late Contestant

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Life of Buddha The Late Comer

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Life of Buddha The Late Comer

132 But after she had passed by, she looked back smilingly and asked; “Any present for me?” The prince replied, “I am really sorry, but all the presents are gone. However you may have this” And he took from his neck an exquisite golden chain and wound it about the girl’s arm.

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Life of Buddha She Was Unlike The Other Girls

The Legend of Buddha


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Life of Buddha She Was Unlike The Other Girls

133 The Prince thought that this girl was unlike the other girls. She dared to look him in his eyes and talked to him, asking for her present. The officials who were ordered by the King to observe were very happy to see this.

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Life of Buddha She Is Yosodhara


Life of Buddha She Is Yosodhara

134 They discovered that the girl who had entered last was Yosodhara, the daughter of King Suppabuddha. They reported this to King Suddhodana, who, sent his minister to visit King Suppabuddha, proposing that Princess Yosodhara marry Prince Siddhartha.

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Life of Buddha Custom Of The People

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Life of Buddha Custom of the People

135 The people at the foot of the Himalayas were sturdy and brave. Thus according to the custom of the people, when a young prince was about to marry, he had to demonstrate to the public that he was a clever man, and as well verse in horseback riding, archery, and fencing as the other brave young men were.

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Life of BuddhaPrince Siddhartha

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Life of Buddha Prince Siddhartha

136 Respecting this custom, Prince Siddhartha openly invited all the clever and brave youths of the country to a contest of skill at Kapilavastu. Every one of these youths was an expert horse man, archer, and fencer.

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Life of Buddha At The Contest


Life of Buddha At The Contest

137 Each young man, in turn demonstrated his skill in front of the King, his officials and the people. Riding his white horse Kanthaka, Prince Siddhartha also participated in the contest.

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Life of Buddha Archery

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Life of Buddha Archery

138 In the archery competition, the father of Princess Yasodhara, King Suppabuddha of the Koliya, presented a powerful bow called "Sahasthama“. The competitors may choose to use that bow. The winner of the archery competition will be given that bow as a prize.

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Life of Buddha He Was Good At Archery


Life of Buddha He Was Good At Archery

139 Prince Devadatta was regarded by all as the best archer in the country. Prince Siddhartha used the bow "Sahasthama“ and he hit the target that was farther away then his cousin Prince Devadatta.

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Life of Buddha Sword-man-ship


Life of Buddha Sword-man-ship

140 As a swordsman, Prince Siddhartha was able to cut down a tree with one stroke. After he has struck the tree, the tree remained standing, so that witness thought the prince had missed. But when the wind began to blow, the tree toppled slowly down.

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Life of Buddha He Was Good With The Sword

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Life of BuddhaHe Was Good With The Sword

141 The prince had sliced through the tree with no trace. The blade of the sword had passed through the tree as if it had cut through cream. In the fencing contest the prince was also a victor with honor. Before that his stepbrother, Prince Nanda, was generally recognised as the top sword-man.

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Life of Buddha Horse Racing


Life of Buddha Horse Racing

142 Next came the horse racing contest. Prince Siddhartha’s white horse Khantaka ran so fast that the other racers were left far behind. So the other contestants complained “The prince wins so easily just because he had the fastest horse. Anyone riding Kanthaka would win first place.

Life of BuddhaThe Black Horse

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Life of Buddha The Black Horse

143 There was a queer black horse that was rarely mounted. The competitors one by one tried to mount that fierce naughty black horse. But it threw everyone to the ground.

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Life of BuddhaHorse Riding


Life of BuddhaHorse Riding

144 It was Prince Aniruddha’s turn to try, and being the best rider in the country, he mounted the black horse with only a slight effort, and then he whipped it hard to force it to run around the yard. However, Prince Aniruddha stayed on the horse for only a moment.

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Life of Buddha The Rogue Horse


Life of Buddha The Rogue Horse

145 Unexpectedly the fierce untamed horse reared, turned its head, and caught the Prince’s leg in its mouth and threw him from its back to the ground. If the yard guards had hesitated in going to help the prince, or did not beat the horse away, the wild animal would unquestionably have killed Prince Aniruddha.

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Life of Buddha Prince Siddhartha’s Turn


Life of Buddha Prince Siddhartha’s Turn

146 Now it was Prince Siddhartha’s turn to mount the horse. Everybody felt that if even Prince Aniruddha, the best rider in the country, had been thrown and almost killed, Prince Siddhartha could probably do no better. Prince Siddhartha approached the horse lightly.

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Life of Buddha Everybody Was Surprised


Life of Buddha Everybody Was Surprised

147 He put one hand on it neck and rubbing its nose with the other hand, at the same time softly murmuring a few words and then tapping the horse on the side of its body. Everybody was quite surprised that the fierce black horse had already calmed down, and let the prince ride him.

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Life of Buddha The Horse Was Obedient


Life of Buddha The Horse Was Obedient

148 Obediently moving forward or backward as the prince directed. The people who were gathered there clearly saw that the horse was acting completely according to the prince’s will. It was the first time that any person had ever dared to come close to the proud horse and tamed it without a whip.

Life of Buddha Siddhartha and Yosodhara


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149 Prince Siddhartha rides the horse with excellence. He is now the best rider in the country. He turned out to be the most skillful of all the youths. Many people at the competition wishes for Prince Siddhartha to marry Princess Yosodhara, who is also called Badda-Cancana.

Life of Buddha Siddhartha and Yosodhara

Life of Buddha Everyone Agrees Of The Marriage

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150 King Suppabuddha, Princess Yosodhara’s father also likes Prince Siddhartha, He thinks Prince Siddhartha is very brave. Everyone agrees that Prince Siddhartha should marry King Suppabuddha daughter the Princess Yosodhara.

Life of Buddha Everyone Agrees Of The Marriage

Life of Buddha The Marriage

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151 Prince Siddhartha married Princess Yosodhara. The whole country rejoiced. over the occasion. The King Suddhodana asked the newly married couple to live in the three beautiful palaces, They can have all the convenience of life there.

Life of Buddha The Marriage

Life of Buddha King Suddhodana Is No Longer Worried

152 The prince's father, King Suddhodana is no longer worried that his son would leave the house. Now the prince has a beautiful wife and a comfortable life, he should not think of leaving the house.

Life of Buddha King Suddhodana Is No Longer Worried

Life of Buddha Songs, Dances And Music


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153 The King Suddhodana want the prince to live happy, in order not to let him think of leaving home. No one mention in front of the prince things such as old age, sickness, death, etc, and ordered the attendants to give him songs, dances, and music and never show any tiredness.

Life of Buddha Songs, Dances And Music

Life of Buddha The Prince’s Three Palaces


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154 High walls were constructed all around the Prince’s palace. Only young and beautiful girls were allowed to enter the palace. Should someone injure herself; she was to be taken out at once until complete recovery. The Prince could only leave the palace with the King’s permission.

Life of Buddha The Prince’s Three Palaces

Life of Buddha The Prince’s Wish


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155 Thirteen years passed by. The prince knows how a King’s son or high court officer’s children live. Now he wants to see how the people outside the palace live. King Suddhodana hope of seeing his son happy with all the attendants performing their duties faithfully failed.

Life of Buddha The Prince’s Wish

Life of Buddha The King Agreed

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156 The prince continued to beg the King to allow him to leave the palace to see the outside world. Otherwise he explained that he would not be happy. Finally the King agreed. Old King Suddhodana gave order for the whole city to clean up and paint their houses,

Life of Buddha The King Agreed

Life of Buddha The King’s Order


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157 They decorated their houses with ornaments and flowers. Those sickly and blind people were ordered to stay in their' s house, Any worker who don't have a job is to sing songs and dance on the street. This is because old King Suddhodana wishes the Prince Siddhartha see only happiness and not suffering.

Life of Buddha The King’s Order

Life of Buddha The Visit To The City


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158 Everything was ready for the Prince to venture outside of the palace. A splendid carriage with the Prince inside tour the city. There was a crowd of people with smiling faces welcoming him. People approach his carriage and there were others that spread flowers on the road. The carriage followed the path that was cover with flowers.

Life of Buddha The Visit To The City

Life of Buddha A White Haired Old Man

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159 A white haired old man, clad in dirty rags, limped out of his hut. He reached the road before he could be stopped. His haggard face was full of wrinkles and freckles. His eyes were dim and dull with almost no teeth in his dry and withered mouth.

Life of Buddha A White Haired Old Man

Life of Buddha


Daring Appearance

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160 As his back was severely hunched, he had to rely on canes to walk. He wailed and begged along the road, starving to death and very hungry. The daring appearance of this old man made everybody unhappy.

Life of Buddha Daring Appearance

Life of Buddha A Bagger


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161 Since this was the Prince’s first visit to the city, the King had ordered all old and sick persons not to show up in public. They rushed to stop this old man from moving further. Before they could drive him back home, the Prince had already seen him!

Life of Buddha A Bagger

Life of Buddha An Old Man


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162 Suddenly Prince Siddhartha saw an old man. Siddhartha wondered if he saw the real thing with his own eyes. Prince asked his carriage driver if that old man was a person, "That is a man, isn't it? Why is his back curved? Why is his hair white? Where are his teeth?“ The old man came as quite a surprise to him.

(This paragraph has both reported speech - past tense and Quoted Speech)

Life of Buddha An Old Man

Life of BuddhaYoung Age


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163 Chandaka replied: “This is an old man. He was born just like everybody else. When young, he was a strong and good looking man. His hair was black and his eyes were bright. When he gets old, he changed to how he looks now.

Life of Buddha Young Age

Life of BuddhaOld Age

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164 Just ignore him, Prince, for he has nothing to do with us.” “What does it means, Chandaka?” said the Prince, “Do you mean that this is how it should be? Everyone will look like this man when he gets old? I have never seen this before in my life!”

Life of Buddha Old Age

Life of Buddha Aging


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165 “Chandaka! Do you really mean that everybody, even you and I, my family, will be like this man some day? With no teeth, grey haired and be hunchbacked, and have to rely on canes to move around?” “Yes!” answered Chandaka. “When one is very old, he will be like this man. No one can escape from it.”

Life of Buddha Aging

Life of Buddha Return To The Palace


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166 Prince Siddhartha demanded to drive back to his palace immediately, for he had lost interest in continuing his journey around the city. He wanted to be alone to think deeply about the dreadful fact that he had just discovered.

Life of Buddha Return To The Palace

Life of Buddha The Prince First Realization


167 He soon realized that everybody, regardless of social status and whatsoever, would one day lose everything in time to come. All his joys and pleasures would turn into nothing as getting old could not be avoided. There would be no exception among the people.

Life of Buddha The Prince First Realization

Life of Buddha A Sleepless Night


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168 Prince Siddhartha could not sleep that night. He was annoyed by the scene that he encountered during the day. He then began to think seriously: “Has there ever been anyone in the world who has tried to find a way to avoid the cruel process of aging? What if I just concentrate on this matter, couldn’t I resolve this problem, for myself and others?”

Life of Buddha A Sleepless Night

Life of Buddha Report Of The Visit To The City


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169 Someone had reported to the King what had happened during the Prince’s visit to the city. The King was very sad. He ordered his people to search for interesting things to distract and amuse the Prince.

Life of Buddha Report Of The Visit To The City

Life of Buddha All Was Not As Hoped

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170 But all was not as hoped. The Prince was not at all interested in those things. He again asked the King’s permission to go out alone and quietly in order to see daily happenings. The King was not willing to give his permission.

Life of Buddha All Was Not As Hoped

Life of Buddha Permission To Visit The City Again


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171 He did not want his son to see many ordinary people who had to work very hard, unlike the sons of King and rich men. He also feared that the old sage’s prediction might come true. However, his love and compassion to the Prince finally made him to fulfill his son’s wish. But he still hoped that those unpleasant things were not to be seen by the Prince.

Life of Buddha Permission To Visit The City Again

Life of Buddha Daily Activities


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172 Prince Siddhartha, disguised as a son of a noble family, went out on foot this time. He was accompanied by Chandaka, who also dressed differently in order not to be recognized. For the first time, the Prince saw many different activities of an ordinary day in the capital. There were many different kinds of work.

Life of Buddha Daily Activities

Life of BuddhaCity Life


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173 Blacksmiths pounded iron pieces with steel hammers to make plows, sickles, oxen cart wheels, and other things. There were shops of rich merchants along the street. Craftsmen were making all kinds of adornments for women. Dye shops were full of colorful cloths. People were buying cakes from the bakeries. Prince Siddhartha felt happy when he saw all these.

Life of Buddha City Life

Life of BuddhaAn Active City

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174 He was very glad to see all these hard working people. While the Prince was moving around, he overheard a deep suffering sound on the roadside. It sounded as if someone was calling for help. The Prince approached the place where the sound came from.

Life of Buddha An Active City

Life of BuddhaIllness


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175 Bad and ugly things happened again soon after that. He soon found a man lying on the ground. The man twisted his body incessantly. Both his face and body were pale with a nauseating purple hue. His eyes rolled back and forth in his head.

Life of Buddha Illness

Life of Buddha In pain


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176 Every time he struggled to stand up, he fell heavily to the ground. Prince Siddhartha, as a very merciful person, quickly approached the man and held him up. He placed the man’s head upon his own knee and gradually making him felt comfortable. Then the Prince asked the man what was the cause of his pain and why he was not able to stand up.

Life of Buddha In pain

Life of Buddha The Prince Second Realization

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177 The man was too weak to answer the Prince. Chandaka quickly came near the Prince. The Prince asked: “Chandaka, tell me why this man is so different from us! Look at the way he breathes! Why does he not answer me?”

Life of Buddha The Prince Second Realization

Life of Buddha A Sick Man


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178 Chandaka shouted in horror: “Let go of him! He is very sick! His body is full of poisons that are burning inside him making him difficult to breathe and finally he will stop breathing.” The Prince asked: “Will other people be the same? Could I become like this, too?”

Life of Buddha A Sick Man

Life of BuddhaSuffering


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179 Chandaka replied: “If someone has close contact with him, he may possibly become like him. My Prince, please lay him down and stop touching him. You may be infected and then you may well become sick like him!”

Life of Buddha Suffering

Life of Buddha Sickness Are Painful


180 “Chandaka! are there more serious illnesses besides this illness?” “Yes, there are many, and they are all in the same way painful.” “Aren’t there anyone who can help? Why can’t mankind cure these sicknesses?

Life of Buddha Sickness Are Painful

Life of Buddha Anybody May Fall Sick

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181 That is very frightful!” “It is very common and unpredictable, for one can fall sick anytime and anyplace.” “Is it true, Chandaka? Anybody may fall sick, including me and my whole family?” “Yes, even I may fall sick too.”

Life of Buddha Anybody May Fall Sick

Life of Buddha Death


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182 “If this is the way, then man exist in the world is only to be feared since no one can control what will happen to himself. Is that so, Chandaka?” “Yes, it is so. No one in the world will know when he will fall sick, suffer, and die.” “Death? What does it mean? It is so strange, Chandaka. What is death?” “Please, Prince, just look over there!”

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Life of Buddha Death

Life of Buddha The Dead Man


183 The Prince looked where Chandaka directed him. He saw a group of sad people marching along. Four men in front carried a stiff, immobile person on a board. The appearance of the person on the board was ugly, with shrunken cheeks, gaping mouth and speechless.

Life of Buddha The Dead Man

Life of Buddha The Funeral


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184 He did not make a sound even though he was being carried clumsily. The Prince watched these people moving along and wondered why they wept. He also did not understand why the person on the board not asking those carriers to move on more carefully. After moving on a little further, the group stopped.

Life of Buddha The Funeral

Life of Buddha Funeral Fire


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185 They placed the person they were carrying on top of a pile of wood and started a fire. The Prince was terrified. Yet the person continued to sleep quietly even though his body was on fire. The Prince trembled and asked: “Chandaka, why does that man stay asleep and let them burn him?”

Life of Buddha Funeral Fire

Life of Buddha The Prince Third Realization


186 “He is dead. He has legs, but could not walk. He has ears, but could not hear. He is unconscious and has absolutely no feeling for heat, cold, fire, or snow. He is already dead!” “Dead? Chandaka! What is death? Shall I also die like that man even though I am the son of the King?

Life of Buddha The Prince Third Realization

Life of Buddha Siddhartha Know Death


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187 Shall my father, Yosodhara and all people around me, also die like that man someday?” “Any living man will someday die. There is no way to escape from it. Nobody can stay alive forever. Men cannot stop the coming of death.” The Prince became silent. He felt the fearfulness imprisoning everybody since there is no way to escape death.”

Life of Buddha Siddhartha Know Death

Life of Buddha Everybody Must Die Someday


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188 Prince Siddhartha returned to the palace quietly. He went to his room and sat down giving a deep thought about what he had seen. Finally he said to himself: “It is very frightful that everybody in the world must die someday and no one can avoid it.

Life of Buddha Everybody Must Die Someday

Life of Buddha Is There A Way To Escape Suffering?

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189 Ah! There must be some way to escape from it. I shall do whatever I can to find a way so that my father, Yosodhara, myself and all other people, will be free from the control of the power of old age, sickness and death. I must do my best to find the way!”

Life of Buddha Is There A Way To Escape Suffering?

Life of Buddha Siddhartha Saw A Sramana


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190 Sometime later, the Prince saw a sramana in a yellow robe while he was riding in the garden. He watched the sramana with full attention, thinking that his mind was full of peace and happiness. The Prince asked Chandaka: “What is the life of this sort of person like?”

Life of Buddha Siddhartha Saw A Sramana

Life of Buddha A Person Who Cultivates


191 Chandaka answered: “This is a person who cultivates the way. He has left his family and has given up his desire in order to find the way so that he can be released from the worldly suffering.” The Prince was very pleased to hear the word ‘sramana’ mentioned.

Life of Buddha A Person Who Cultivates

Life of Buddha The Three Sights & The Holy Man

Three Sights of Prince Siddhartha and his encounter with the holyman.Buddhism in Pictures, Buddhist Information Centre, Ananda C. Mawata,

192 The sighting of the old man, the sick man and the dead man is today called the three sights of Prince Siddhartha. And with the sighting of the sramana or holy man a total of four sights.

Life of Buddha The Three Sights & The Holy Man

Life of Buddha The Prince’s Decision

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193 These are described as the turning point of the Prince’s decision to leave the palace and go in search of finding an end to suffering, namely, old age, sickness and death, by becoming a holy man.

Life of Buddha The Prince’s Decision

Life of Buddha Birth Of His Son


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194 During the whole day, the day of the Prince 29th birthday, he sat quietly but happily in the garden. The idea of becoming a sramana captured his mind. Just then, someone came and told the Prince that his wife had given birth to a lovely boy. The Prince, instead of feeling joyful, was a bit confused.

Life of Buddha Birth Of His Son

Life of Buddha Named His Son Rahula

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195 He then said without thinking much: “This ring has hemmed me in! This ring has hemmed me in!” It was because the Prince said this; his newborn baby was given the name Rahula. Rahula means a ring or a circle of attachment.

Life of Buddha Named His Son Rahula

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Life of Buddha Kisa Gotami

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196 Kisa Gotami was the daughter of one of the Siddhartha's aunts. She saw the Prince walking, radiant and resplendent, delighted at the sight, uttered a spontaneous verse "Quenched and full of joy are they who are the royal mother and royal father of Prince Siddhartha; quenched and full of joy is she who is his wife." In appreciation of this Siddhartha gave Kisa a pearl necklace.

Life of Buddha Kisa Gotami

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Life of Buddha The King Was Very Worried

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197 Prince Siddhartha changed entirely since the day of Rahula’s birth. He became very quiet and spent a lot of his time thinking seriously about life, sickness and death. This made the Prince’s father, King Suddhodana worried.

Life of Buddha The King Was Very Worried

Life of Buddha The Lovely Dancing Girls


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198 He then searched all over the country for the smartest and beautiful dancing girls. He lodged them permanently in the Prince’s palace. He ordered them to sing and dance for the Prince. He hoped that this would arouse the Prince’s senses pleasure of this world.

Life of Buddha The Lovely Dancing Girls

Life of Buddha Prince Watched The Dance

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199 In the beginning, in order not to disappoint his father, the Prince watched the dance and listened to the songs. However, these performances could not hold the Prince’s attention for long, for his mind was concentrated on other matters.

Life of Buddha Prince Watched The Dance

Life of Buddha The Prince Fell Asleep


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200 The only thing that was in the Prince’s mind was, how to free himself and other people completely from the fearfulness of aging, sickness and death. Finally the Prince became tired and fell asleep. The dancing girls now had a chance to rest. When the Prince awakened, they continued to perform again.

Life of Buddha The Prince Fell Asleep

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