Gautama Buddha and Buddhism Groups

Introduction

Siddhartha Gautama, later known as Gautama Buddha was born at some place near present day Nepal, in %83 BCE. His father was a king of a large tribe, Shakya. One of the religious celebrant of that time prophesied that the price will either be a great conquer or a spiritual teacher. The king wanted his son to be a whopping leader and insoluble conquer and nurtured his childhood with all the luxuries of life. He provided him basic learning of life and an understanding of common suffering of his people. Gautama reached the age of 29 in the shelter of his palace, with little knowledge about the world outside. Excited by the thrill of the outside world he begins his countrywide journeys. In these journeys, he observed the suffering of men like diseases, old age and death. Touched by the reality of life, he starts his journey of spiritual revolution. He inclines in finding the truth, the meaning and the purpose of his existence, the life with which he was blessed, the differences between humans, when they all are created equally. In order to find the answers to these questions, he travelled and gave up his worldly comfort and lavishness.

Siddhartha Gautama spent most of his time travelling around the world to ease the suffering of ordinary men, according to him the material existence, is the shape of wealth, fortune and body is valueless. The only thing that values, are the enrichment and purification of the soul. He proposed that all the problems and suffering arise from negative state of mind and all the happiness, and fortune comes from a positive state and approach of mind. A concept of concentration, termed as meditation, was proposed as a tool in achieving inner peace and developing positivity of thoughts and ...