HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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finding ways to eliminate human suffering
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practicing nonviolence and giving up worldly desires
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Achieving enlightenment ends the cycle of suffering
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Traded along the Silk Road
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Detailed explanation-1: -Siddhartha Gautama (better known as the Buddha, l. c. 563-c. 483 BCE) was, according to legend, a Hindu prince who renounced his position and wealth to seek enlightenment as a spiritual ascetic, attained his goal and, in preaching his path to others, founded Buddhism in India in the 6th-5th centuries BCE.
Detailed explanation-2: -Buddha was born as Siddhartha Gautama in a small ‘gana’ and was a kshatriya. At an early age, he left the comforts of home and went in search of knowledge. He wandered for several years, and met and discussed with other contemporary thinkers. He meditated for several days under a ‘peepal tree at Bodh Gaya in Bihar.
Detailed explanation-3: -Siddhartha is a young man who leaves home to find meaning in life. He meets many people on his journey who help him find inner peace and enlightenment. The book teaches us that if we want to be free from desire and find peace within ourselves, we must reach nirvana (a state of blissful emptiness).
Detailed explanation-4: -Because he knew his father would try to stop him, Siddhartha secretly left the palace in the middle of the night (28.105) and sent all his belongings and jewelry back with his servant and horse.