Lord buddha

Blog thumbnail

About this blog

HISTORY OF BUDDHISM HISTORY OF BUDDHISM Historians, religious scholars, and various Buddhist sects debate the actual year of the Buddha's birth; it may have been as early as 644 BC or as late as 540 BC. It is however, relatively certain that he was born Prince Gautama Siddhartha, the son of Suddhodana, king of the Shakya tribe. His birthplace was the forest grove of Lumbini in the hilly regions of what is today northeastern India and Nepal. His parents gave him the name Siddhartha and there were many wonderful predicitions about his future. In his early years he lived as a prince in his royal palace but when he was 29 years old he retired to the forest where he followed a spiritual life of meditation. After six years he attained enli

  • View first entry
  • View latest entry
Trip Start Jan 02, 2001
1
4
Trip End Feb 20, 2001


Loading Map
Map your own trip!
shadow