The Buddha

Posted on 1.8.2009 by nyeinmahaw08

The life of   Siddhartha  Gautama Buddha. The  light  of  Asia and  the founder of  Buddhim  is fairly well- known.

Born  in a Royal family  of  kapilavastu (on  the  foot - hills of  the  Himalayas  north of Bihar) in the sixth century B.C, Siddhartha renouned  the world early in life.The  sights of  disease   , old age and death impressed  the young  prince

with  idea  the  world  was full of suffering, and  the life of  carefree  medicant  suggested  fo him  a  possible  way  of  escape .As an  ascetic  , he  was  restlessin search  of the  real  source  of all sufferings and  the means  of  complete deliverance ,  He  sought  light from  many religious teachers the means  of  learned  the  scholars  of the day and pratised  gread  austerities  , but  nothing  satisfied   him  . This threw him back  on his  own  resources. 

The  essence  of Buddha's  teaching is  known as the four  noble truth.They are (1)truth that  life  in the world is full of suffering  (2) truth that there is a cause  of this  suffering  (3) truth that it is  passible  to stop suffering and (4) truth there is path which  leads to the cessation of  suffering. 

The fourth  noble  truth is that there is apath  to reach  a state free from suffering  . The  path  recommended  by Buddha  is called  the eight  fold  noble  path. They are

(1) right  view 

(2)  right resolve

(3) right   speech

(4) right conduct

(5)right livehood

(6)right  effort

(7) right  mindfulness and

(8) right concentration.

 Eight  fold   noble path consists  of three   parts  .they  are  (1) knowledge or perfect  wisdom (panna)

      (2)  conduct  (sila)  and  conceration (samadhi).

The highest  goal  that man can achieve  to attaim  nirvana,  we  must  follow  the eight  fold  noble  path   Goodness,wisdom,  tranguility are  the inseparable functions  of  attaining  nirvana.

                                                  By  nyeinmahaw(rose)