Buddha was born Siddhartha Gautama around 560 B.C. He was a Hindu, born into the Warrior caste. His father was the king of a small village, and his mother was Queen Maya. His mother had a dream where an elephant touched her right side, and she conceived. The Brahmins believed that she would bear a great king or holy man.
As she was travelling, she stopped at to rest, and her son walked out of her side. Soon after, Queen Maya died, and Buddha was raised as a prince by his father, who shielded him from all the suffering in the world. When he was a teenager, he ordered his charioteer to take him to where his father didn't allow. He encountered much suffering on this trip, and later became a holy man, leaving behind his wife. He came up with the Four truths, which is a way to achieve Nirvana, or total bliss. He died from food poisoning at the age of eighty.
As she was travelling, she stopped at to rest, and her son walked out of her side. Soon after, Queen Maya died, and Buddha was raised as a prince by his father, who shielded him from all the suffering in the world. When he was a teenager, he ordered his charioteer to take him to where his father didn't allow. He encountered much suffering on this trip, and later became a holy man, leaving behind his wife. He came up with the Four truths, which is a way to achieve Nirvana, or total bliss. He died from food poisoning at the age of eighty.
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