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BUDDHA
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Buddha
was born in a royal family of the Himalayan kingdom. He was still a baby
when an old sage named Asita visited the palace . Asita was a godly man
and he gave the good news to the father of Buddha that his son would become
the Saviour of Man.
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Buddha
was then called Prince Gautama. His father provided his beloved son with
all the enjoyments of life. He wanted to make his son a good king. But
Guatemala found that worldly pleasures alone were not the cause of comfort.
One day He saw an old man , then a man who was sick and then one
who has died. He found out that all human beings
were subject to suffering and death. Therefore, He realized
the spiritual happiness alone could make all
men
really happy. He left His home, His wife and child
to seek spiritual truth. At the
beginning
He went to far away jungles and denied Himself food and
comfort. This
was
not helpful. For if the body is weakened , mental powers also grow weak.
It
was
under a Bodhi Tree in India that Buddha received His enlightenment.
From
that day He started His great mission to save
mankind from
suffering.
He told men to purify their souls and minds, to avoid
greed
and dishonesty and to realize that this world of
suffering
is a place where they should prepare
themselves
for eternal and spiritual
joy
and happiness.
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He
set an example for us in His blessed life. Where He was sitting under the
Tree wrapped in meditation, Mara, the evil one, tried to tempt Him by offering
Him the wealth of the world and the pleasures of sense. But Buddha, the
Enlightened One, overcame the forces of evil. His power was the power of
the spirit.
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Through
His wonderful teachings, Buddha helped millions of people of various nations
to attain spiritual salvation.
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