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    Life of Gotama Buddha

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    GOTAMA BUDDHAA unique Being, an extraordinary Man arises in this world

    for the benefit of the many,

    for the happiness of the many,

    out of compassion for the world,

    for the good, benefit, and happiness of gods and men.

    It is the Tathagata, the Exalted, Fully Enlightened One.- Anguttara Nikaya PT. 1, XII P.22.

    Time - Full moon day of May, in the year 623 B.C.

    Place of birth -Lumbini Park atKapilavatthu, India borders of present Nepal.

    Father - King Suddhodanaof the aristocratic Sakya clanMother - Queen Maha Maya. She died seven days after his birth.

    Queen sister - Maha Pajapati Gotami, adopted and nursed him.

    Prince - Siddhattha - means wish fulfilledBuddha to-be (Bodhisatta)

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    OUR LORD BUDDHA IN HIS

    PAST LIFEOur Lord Buddha, in one life time in the past was named Sumedha. He gaveaway the wealth inherited and said: My parents and grand-parents knewonly how to amass wealth but did not know to take it away beyond death. Ishall now give away my property in alms so that the merit of the deeds mayfollow me after death

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    Sumedha Hermit made Verbal

    AspirationIn one life time as Ascetic Hermit Sumedha at the time ofBuddha Dipankara heoffered his body Sumedha spread himself out upon the mud with his facedownwards, his body serving as a bridge so that the Buddha could tread on. He madehis verbal aspiration to become a Buddha at some future time. From that time to thetime of becoming Gotama Buddha took him four-Asankheyya and 1,00,000 world

    cycles .(twenty-four Buddhas preceded him.)

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    He completed Ten Perfections and

    awaits in Tusita Heaven

    After fulfilling the ten perfections (paramis) for four incalculable aeons and one hudred

    thousand world cycles, he awaited his time in Tusita heaven for his rebirth in the human

    world as Gotama Buddha. Gods gathered around him and requested him to descend to the

    human world as it is suitable time for him to appear in the world.

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    Bodhisatta ConceptionIn her dream, TheQueen Maha Maya inher dreamsaw theDevas of the Four Kingstook her to the Himalaya

    to wash her in the lakeAnotatta Lake, andbathed her to removeevery human stain.

    They then adorned herdivine cloth divine

    garments. The whiteelephant then enter herwomb to begin theBodhisatta conception.

    Queen Maha Maya Dream

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    Bodhisatta Prince SiddhattaOn the full moon day in May

    (Vesak) she had permission to

    return to her family on the way

    at the pleasure grove of sal trees,

    called Lumbini Grove, she

    delivered the Bodhisatta.

    Four Brahmas came to receive

    him. Bodhisatta was born in

    Lumbini Pleasure Garden 623

    B.C, India

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    Prince Siddhatta and Princess

    Yasodaya wedding

    Exhibiting hisskill as Prince

    to win the handof her cousin.The PrinceSiddhattamarried his

    cousinYasodaya in agrand wedding

    The Prince Siddhatta & PrincessYasodara Marriage

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    The Four SignsAt 29 years he went to the park and saw the Four Signs, an old man, a sick

    man, a dead man and a monk. His mind turned ardently to retiring from the

    world. He said to himself, "It behooves me to go forth on the Great

    Renunciation this very day". At that moment he received the news that his son

    Rahula was born.

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    Siddhattas RenunciationThe Prince left the Palace ,his wife and son and went forth in quest of the

    deathless Dhamma to escape from the cycle of births and rebirths

    (Samsara).

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    Bodhisatta Cuts Off his Hair to

    become a Monk

    The Prince before entering the forest, cuts off his hair and took a vow. "If I am to

    become a Buddha, let it stay in the sky; but if not, let it fall to the ground". And

    Sakka, the King of the gods, received it in a golden casket, and enshrined it in

    Sulamani Cedi in the heaven of Thirty-three.

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    He Rejected King Bimisaras OfferNow the ascetic prince collected his alms begins his quest for the deathless. There, Bimbisara,

    the King, approached the Future Buddha, and being pleased with his princely demeanor and

    appearance, offered him all his kingly glory. "Great King", replied the Future Buddha, "I do

    not seek for the gratification of my sensual luxuries I have retired from the world for the sake

    of the supreme and absolute enlightenment of Buddha.

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    Six Years of Austerity PracticeAfter acquiring the mundane knowledge of supernatural power from his Brahmin

    teachers Alara Kalarma and Uddaka Ramaputta he left them and practices

    austerity for six years. He was on his quest for enlightenment as Buddha.

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    Giving up Austerity Practice

    returned to eating normal Food.After six years of austeritypractice, he returned to taking

    food to replenish his energy.

    On the full moon day of the

    month Vesakha (April-May),

    our Future Buddha at age 35,

    was sitting under the banyantree.

    Sujata caught sight him took

    him for a tree God, her

    benefactor, she offered himmilk-porridge in a golden

    bowl. It was Brahmin tradition

    to worship tree God in those

    days.

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    He was under attacks from Mara

    God

    After the meal, went into

    deep absorption (jhanas)

    meditation with full

    determination.

    Mara daughters came by

    to seduce him. Mara

    launched several attacks

    but lost.

    Our Buddha conquered

    them and attained

    enlightenment.

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    Attained Enlightenment as

    Supreme BuddhaVictorious over Maras Attacks to spoil hisquest for Enlightenment. He finally attained hisenlightenment. He acquired:

    The knowledge of previous existences;

    The divine eye - see the beings of all thirty-one

    Complete emancipation.

    Wednesday the full moon day of Vesakha(April-May) at dawn.

    Our Buddha was fulfilling his ten perfectionsthrough Buddhas: Dipankara, Kondana,Mangala, Sumana Revata, Sobhita,Anomadassi, Paduma, Narada, Padumuttara,Sumedha, Sujata, Piyadassi, Atthadassi,Dhammadassi, Siddhattaa, Tissa, Phussa,Vapassi, Sikkhi, Vessabhu, Kakusandha,Konagamana, Kassapa .

    (Twenty four Buddhas for a period of fourasankheyya and 1,00,000 world cycles before hebecame a supreme Buddha.)

    Theravada worship only 28 Buddhas and noother arahats for mundane benefits. His

    dispensation will endure for 5,000 years

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    Buddha Instructed the Two

    Brothers Saputta & BalikkaNot long after his attainment, the Blessed Onesat cross- legged at the foot of the Rajayatanatree. At that time two brothers Tapussa andBhallika, from Okkalavillage called Ukkalawere on a trading journey near by. A deityrelated to them in a past existence informed thetwo brothers and directed them to the Buddha.

    The two brothers approached the Buddhaand offered the cakes. They were the foremostlay disciples in this Buddha sasana andaddressed the Buddha may the Blessed Onereceive us as disciples for life. The Bless oneoffered them in return eight strands of hairs tobe enshrined in Cetiya now known asShwedagon in Myanmar, where his teachingwould flourish in some future time after itdisappeared in India.

    Foods from the Two Brothers and bowls fromDevas of the four Kings were offered.

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    Buddha Hair Relics Enshrined

    Pagoda

    Saputta and Balikka with the help ofKing Okkalapa built a Cetiya to enshrine

    the Eight strands of Buddhas Hair Relics at Shwedagon Sandawshin Pagoda,

    Myanmar

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    Brahma Sampati Invited Buddha to

    PreachBuddha thought that beings arelike lotus flowers, some comeup to the surface and somebecame food for the fishes. Towhom should I deliver thedhamma that I just discovered?

    The Four Noble Truths ofsuffering: a. the truth ofsuffering; the truth of the causeof suffering; the truth of endingthe suffering; and the truth ofthe path leading to the end ofsuffering.

    The Brahma Sahampatiappeared before Him andinvited Him to preach theDhamma

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    Preached to the Five AsceticsBuddha at the Deer Park in Benares, delivered thethe First Four Noble Truths and the first Sermon to the

    five ascetics: Ven. Kondanna, Ven. Assaji, Ven. Bhaddiya, Ven. Vappa, Ven. Mahanama: His

    dispensation would endure for 5,000 years. The path leading us to end the cycle of births and rebirths in this

    Samsara. Delivered his first sermon in Migadaya at Isipatana, near Benares (Varanasi) India. (In 588

    B.C)

    a. The Four Noble Truths,

    b. The Noble Eightfold Path.

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    Noble Eightfold Path

    to Nibbana

    PANNA GROUP - WISDOM.

    samma-ditthi--Right View

    samma-sankappa--Right Thinking

    SILA GROUP - MORALITY

    samma-vaca--Right Speech

    samma-kammanta--Right Action

    samma-ajiva--Right Livelilihood

    SAMADHI GROUP - CONCENTRATION

    samma-vayama--Right Effort

    samma-sati--Right Mindfulness

    Samma-samadhiRight concentration

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    Buddhist Five PreceptsThe Pali version of Fives Precepts

    panatipata veramanisikkhapadamsamadiyami.

    Adinnadana veramanisikkhapadamsamadiyami

    Kamesumicchacara veramanisikkhapadamsamadiyami.

    Musavada veramanisikkhapadamsamadiyami.Suramerayamajja pama datthana veramanisikkhapadamsamadiyami.

    English version:

    I pledge to observe abstaining from killing living beings.

    I pledge to observe abstaining from taking what is not given.I pledge to observe abstaining from committing sexual misconduct

    I pledge to observe abstaining from telling lies

    I pledge to observe abstaining from taking any intoxicant.

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    Yasa Attained the ArahatshipYasa the son of lady Sujata first met the Buddha and was ordained as Bhikkhu and

    after listening to the Buddhas discourse attained the arahatship. Emancipation in

    this very life.

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    Buddha MinistryBuddha assigned sixty arahats to go in all four directions to preach the Dhamma

    on his behalf for the happiness and welfare ofGods and men.

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    Sariputta met Ven. AssajiSariputta and Moggallana were the two Buddha Chief Disciples. The two undertooktraining under Sanjaya as wandering ascetics. One day Sariputta met theVenerable Assaji (one of the five foremost disciples) going alms round atRajagaha. Ven. Asaji introduced Sariputta to Buddha. Sariputta and Mogallana metour Lord Buddha and soon were ordained and become his chief Disciples

    Shin Saripuitta and Shin Moggallana

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    Buddha Performed Twin MiraclesBuddha returned to Kapilavatu tosee his father and his family. Tosubdue his proud relatives heperform twin miraclesfire andwater streaming from both sidesof his body.

    The sky then became overcastwith clouds and poured down ashower of rain and only those whowished to be wet became wet.

    They marveled at this miracle andshowed greater respect towardsthe Buddha and pay theirobeisance to our Lord Buddha

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    Aunt Pajapati Gotami request to

    Establish Bhikkhuni Order

    Our Lord Buddha step-mother Pajapati Gotami requests our Lord Buddha for

    permission to establish Bhikkhuni order under his guidance. Mahapajapati

    Gotami and his former wife Yasodaya were ordained as Bhikkhuni and both

    attained arahatship. Buddha heritage has both male and female sanghas in the

    beginning.

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    His son Rahula Asked for his

    Inheritance

    His son Rahula asked for inheritance from his father, who then took him back to

    the monastery and ordained him as Samanera and later became an arahat.

    Yasodaya, his former wife, too became an arahat after ordination as Bhikkhuni.

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    Buddhas Female Supporters

    Yasodara His wife as Sumita aspired 24 Buddhas ago to support ourLord Boddha as his soul mate beforeDipankara Buddha.

    Maha Maya aspired to be hismother many aeons ago

    MahaPajamati Gotami-fostermother-aspired to establish Order ofBhikkhuni in his dispensation, 100,000world cycle ago.

    Khema Theri aspired to be his chiefdisciple 100,000 world cycle ago.

    Uppalavanna Theri aspired to behis chief disciple 100,000 world cycleago.

    Sumita aspired to be his soul mate when

    Buddha was Sumedha ascetic

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    Preaching Abhidhamma in

    Tavatimsa Heaven

    Our Lord Buddha went to Tavatimsa heaven to deliver the Abhidhamma and

    Pathanna to Gods (Devas and Brahmas) presided over by his former mother Maha

    Maya, now a male Deva by the name ofMatu Deva Putta Deva. Abhidhamma is

    the higher learning in Buddhism,

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    Chief Female Disicples Khema &

    Upalavanna

    Khema Theri was formerly Bimbisara queen. Later she was ordained and entered

    the order ofBhikkhuni Sangha. She attained arahatship and became the first chief

    female disciple of our Lord Buddha. The second chief female disciple wasUppalavanna Theri. In one life time she was born to the world from flower and in this life

    her skin resembled that of blue lotus flower.

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    Buddha Ministering the SicksAt the Monastery, he cared for the sickBhikkhus. .Immediately the Blessed One

    sent the Venerable Ananda to fetch water and Himself poured water while the

    Venerable Ananda scrubbed and cleaned the sick. The Buddha and the Venerable

    Ananda thus did their duty of ministering to the sick

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    Buddha Paritta SuttasVen. Ananda reciting Ratana sutta Paritta at the city of Vesali to relieve thecitizens from pestilence and famine. To this day, many in Theravada countries recite this

    sutta to eradicate pestilence and famine.

    Buddha also had composed Bojjhanga Sutta Paritta to relieve and eradicate severe

    sickness.

    Off i f Al F d t B ddh

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    Offering of Alms Food to Buddha

    and Samghas

    It is the Buddhist Theravada Tradition to offer alms food to the Buddha and

    sanghas and make this salutation of our devoted offers as shown in picture so they

    could proceed to partake the alms food.

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    Buddhas Chief Disciples

    Male Disciples (Theras) BhikkhuVen. KondannaThera Senior most Thera

    Ven. Saiputta - Thera Possessing great wisdomChief Disciple

    Ven. Moggalanna - Thera possessing great supernatural power

    Ven. Maha Kassapa - keeping austere practice

    Ven. Anuruddha - Thera possessing the divine eye.

    Female Disciples (Theris) BhikkhuniMahapajapatigotami Theri Senior most Bhikkhuni

    Khema Theri - possessing great wisdomchief disciple

    Uppalavanna Theri- possessing supernatural power-chief disciple

    PatacaraTheri expert in vinnaya rules

    NandaTheri great in jhanas

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    The Law of Dependent Origination

    Dependent on Conditioning Activities arises (Relinking) Consciousness(vinnana).

    Dependent on (Relinking) Consciousness arise Mind and Matter(nama-rupa).

    Dependent on Mind and Matter arise the Six Spheres of Sense(salayatana).

    Dependent on the Six Spheres of Sense arises Contact (phassa).

    Dependent on Contact arises Feeling(vedana).

    Dependent on Feeling arises Craving(tanha).

    Dependent on Craving arises Grasping(upadana).

    Dependent on Grasping arises Becoming(bhava).

    Dependent on Becoming arises Birth(jati).

    Dependent on Birth arise Decay(jara), Death(marana), Sorrow(soka),

    Lamentation(parideva), Pain (dukkha)Grief(domanassa), and Despair(upayasa).

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    Buddha Sasana Heritage

    Buddha has left the following fellow workers to carryon his dispensation to last for 5,000 years:

    Bhikkhu - Monk

    Bhikkhunifemale Monk

    SamaneraNovice

    Samaneri(female novice)

    Sikkhamanfemale

    Upasaka - (male devotee)

    Upasika - (female lay devotee)

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    True Emancipation - Nibbana

    Buddhas Victory Trumpet

    'Thro' many a birth in existence wandered I,

    Seeking, but not finding, the builder of this house.

    Sorrowful is repeated birth.O housebuilder, thou art seen. Thou shalt build no

    house again.

    All thy rafters are broken. Thy ridge-pole is shattered.

    Mind attains the Unconditioned.

    Achieved is the End of Craving.

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    Famous Rich Lay DisciplesAnathapindakaRich Malelay discipleattained Sotapannareborn in Deva world

    VisakhaRich female disciple.

    Attained Sotapanna reborn inDeva world.

    Lay folks could attain:

    Sotapannastream winner

    Sekadagamionce returnerAnagaminon-returner

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    Pouring Water of LibationTradition - Pouring the water of libation,following the offering dedicated to thedead.

    Started when King Bimbisara aftermaking his offering to the Buddha, in thename of his ancestors reborn as Petas

    (hungry ghost)

    He pour the water of libation to sharemerits with them.

    The tradition continues until today.

    Buddha preached - Buddha preached theTirokutta Sutta

    Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu

    *Well done, Well done, Well done

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    Buddha ParinibbanaHe passed away by attaining Jhanas in their various stages progressively.This took place. on Tuesday Wesak Full Moon Day of May, in His 80thyear, 543 B.C.

    Parinibbana - Final Release from birth and death of the Buddha.

    Buddha Ministry ;asted 45 years

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    Buddha Stupas (Pagodas)

    Buddha body was cremated and relicsdistributed to build CetiyaStupas inreverence to Buddha.

    People worthy of Stupa:

    Buddhas (Tathagatas)

    Paccekabuddhas,

    Ariya disciples, andUniversal Monarchs.

    Three Types of Stupas

    Sariradhatu cetiya - relics areenshrined are known as;

    Uddissa cetiya - stupas and figuresmade in the likeness and the stupas

    Paribhoga cetiya - where personaleffects like robes, bowls, etc.areenshrined

    M tt B ddh i 10 000 000

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    Mettreyya Buddha in 10,000,000

    years from nowDuration of Gotama Dispensation

    The Dispensation will last for 5,000 years

    Our current life span is 100 years

    Some 2,400 years the world will end

    Buddha Relics will gathered and form a MiracleImage to deliver Dhamma to Devas andBrahmas

    Some 10,000,000 Years later Mettreyya Buddhawill appear in India, Benares (Ketumati City)

    Mettreyya will be born in a Brahmin family andthe Life span will then be 100,000 years

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