The life of the Buddha 6 Articles

by Tony Flanagan

The word Buddha' means enlightened one' or 'awakened one'. The Buddha is also referred to as the Tathagata' or the thus gone one', which means the one who has achieved enlightenment. Buddhism has the notion of not just o...read more

by Smita Suvarna

The founder of Buddhism, Gautama Siddhartha, was born at Lumbini near Kapitavastu in India around 563 BC. Gautama was the son of a chief of the Shakya clan. Initially, he led a life of luxury. He was married to a princess,...read more

by Randi J Task

Scholars place the final nibbana, the passing of the Buddha at around 400BCE plus or minus twenty years on either side. So the Buddha was probably born in the 480s BCE, a contemporary of Socrates. The place of his birth ...read more

by Nick Ruddock

THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA Roughly 2500 years ago, Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, born as Prince Siddhartha and a prince of the Shakya clan in Northern India, abandoned his royal heritage to seek the source of ...read more

by Cyrus Irani

Lord Buddha was born as the son of King Suddhodana and Mayadevi at Lumbini near Kapilavastu. He was named Siddharta, which is translated as "He who has accomplished his purpose". A learned Brahim Rishi (hermit) was invite...read more

by Lorain Blanken

In the sixth century B.C., a prince was born who would one day renounce the desire for material possessions and transform philosophy. Sidartha Gautama was a man who would one day become known simply as Buddha'. Bor...read more