Explore Legends Related To Lord Buddha With Buddhist Travel India!

Buddhism, One of the largest religion followed has over 520 million followers in other words we can also say 7% of the total world’s population are termed as Buddhists. Buddhism is all about a variety of traditions, spiritual practices and beliefs. It was originated in ancient India as a Sramana tradition between 6^th and 4^th centuries BCE and then it spread all over Asia. It is attributed to the teachings of Buddha supposedly born Siddhartha Gautama also known as the Tathagata(thus-gone) and Sakyamuni ( sage of the sakyas).According to the sutras, Gautama was moved by the innate suffering of humanity and its endless repetition due to birth. The early buddhist canonical texts and early biographies of Gautama state that Gautama first studied under Vedic teachers.

Lord Buddha founded an order of monks and nuns who came to be known as The Sangha who have preserved his teachings down to the present day. One of the teachings by Buddha were not to be ignorant, hate others or get angry. Buddha was originally born a wealthy prince as he left behind all his riches and went to pursue the path of truth when he observed poverty and sickness beyond his palace walls. After a few days of Lord Buddha’s birth it was also predicted that he would later become a great king or a saint who will change the world. To achieve enlightenment Siddhartha vowed to sit under a fig tree until he transcended suffering after a long period of meditation and mental battle with Mara (the god of desire) he became awakened and was known as Lord Buddha. The spot where Buddha meditated is still preserved till date.