Buddha is the
universal truth, and the Buddhism is part to realize it. Buddhism began in
India over 2500 years ago and Shakyamuni Buddha is one of the many beings
through the path of Buddhism. Shakyamuni or Prince Siddhatta Gotama was born
with numerous auspicious signs over 25 centuries ago at Lumbiney gar-den to
king Shuddodana and queen Mayadevi of shakya linage. Very soon he has become
very skilled in various arts and got married to consort princess Yashodhara and
consort Princess gave birth of Prince Rahula.
The prince has lived affluent and
joyful life until a journey during which he saw overwhelming suffering of an
old age, a sickness, death and endless woes. Then he realized, whatever born
ends in death, whatever brought together ends in separation. Whatever full of
joy ends in pain. Goutama was shocked and distressed at suffering in the world
and left his family to seek enlightenment. He left his home and went to number
of famous Sages of India and meditated accordingly. He spent six years on bank
of the Nairajna River which generated high stages of absorption, peace and joy.
However it does not led him to ultimate goal of seeking total freedom from
grasping at self. At the age of 25 he realized that physical austerity was not
effective means of reaching the truth, then he drank some refined milk and went
to Vajrasna now called Bodhgaya. During eve of full moon of fourth month, he
sat under Bodhi tree and entered into absorption.
The demonic forces has tried to disturb
him from attaining enlightenment where the thundering and rain of weapons were
appeared. However none of the demonic forces has move his mind and he just
remained in a contemplation of Loving Kindness. The gradually all the demonic
forces were faded away and rain of weapons were turned to rain of flowers.Then entered in to four stages of absorption
(Sam Ten Zhi) and gradually attended Rig pa sum – developing
three states of awareness, Tendrel Chuni – twelve links
of interdependent causation, Phag Pai Den Pa Zhi- Four noble
truth and so on. Hence he entered in to enlightenment and taught various path
to enter into Buddhahood. His first sermon was on four noble truth to his first
five monk at Deer park now known as Sarnath, near Varanasi in India on 4th
day of Sixth month which we usually called as DrupTshey Zhi. After that he has
taught countless ways to attain Buddhahood and at the age of eighty, on the
full moon day of Fourth month attained mahapernirvana at Kushinagara in Northern
India with lots of auspicious signs.
