Sometime later, however, Siddhartha (with the help of the gods) emerges from his compound and encounters four key scenes: an old man, a sick man, a corpse and a traveling ascetic. “The first ...

But in conventional terms this year 2011 is the 2555th year of the Buddha era. In other words it was 2600 years ago, that Ascetic Siddhartha, transformed himself into the status of the Supremely ...

Disillusioned by the impermanence of life, Siddhartha engaged in six years of ascetic practice and attained enlightenment at the age of 35 in Bodh Gaya in northeast India. He then became known as ...

River in Bihar’s Gaya district, is one of the four most sacred pilgrimage sites for Buddhists worldwide. It was here that Siddhartha Gautama, the prince of Lumbini and a wandering ascetic, attained ...

Buddhists follow the teachings of a man called Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Buddha. Siddhartha was born as a very wealthy prince but decided to leave his wealth and palace behind so that ...