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563 BCE - 534 BCE
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-His father wished for him to be a ruler and was disturbed at the idea of him becoming a leader so he did everything possible to ensure that his sons' life was as pleseant as possible so he would not want to ever leave the palace
563 BCE
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-Parents were King Shuddhodana and his mother was Queen Maya
-His birth was special because it is said that he immediatley took seven steps and said, "This is my last birth" which meant the child would be a great ruler or great religious teacher
534 BCE - 530 BCE
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-Siddhartha became a wandering seeker of spiritual knowledge
-His first teacher taught him to meditate and attain a state of deep trance, which was a good, but not permanent solution
-He then tried controlled breathing, resulting in headaches
-He then attempted lowering food intake, from which he fell ill
-He soon came to the conclusion that the best course was the middle way, a path between extremes, a life of moderation
534 BCE
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-Siddhartha left the palace because he craved spiritual satisfaction
-During his time away from the palace he saw an old man- body broken by life- leaning against a staff, a sick man lying by the roadside, a corpse being prepared for cremation, and an ascetic monk who practices severe self denial- living homeless and alone
531 BCE - 486 BCE
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-Siddhartha becomes known as the Buddha, meaning 'the enlightened one'
-He shared his insights with five Hindu escetics who accepted his insight and became bhikkus, Buddha's monks
-This was the beginning of the Buddhist community
530 BCE
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-Siddhartha sat under a higher tree and meditated
-He remembered all of his previous lives in detail, entering a higher consciousness, something like a psycic state
-He saw death and rebirth as consequences of their good and bad deeds, their karma
-In doing this he achieved nirvana, a state of supreme realization and enlightenment
-He stayed in this state for seven days
530 BCE
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-The Middle Way is a path which Siddhartha discovers that is between both extremes, a life of moderation
486 BCE
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-When he died, Buddha told his followers that they should choose which teachings to follow, based upon their personal evaluation, and that everyone is responsible for their own salvation.
-He achieved parinirvana, or complete nirvana, which released him from the cycle of involuntary rebirth