Lord buddha
The founder of Buddhism was ‘Gautam buddha’
Birthplace– ‘Lumbini’ near Kapil Vastu in 563 bc
Father’s name– Shuddhodhan (head of Sakya gana)
Mother’s name– mahamaya (who died after 7 days of his birth)
Childhood name– Siddharth
Other names– Tathagat and Sakyamuni
Wife– Yashodhara (he married at the age of 16)
Son– Rahul
Left his home at the age of 29, this incident is known as ‘mahabhinishkramana’
The first spiritual teacher was ‘alarakalama’
Died in 483 bc at the age of 80 at kushinara Uttar Pradesh. This incident was known as ‘mahaparinirwana’
The tree under which buddha died- shaal tree
Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and mahaparinirvana happened on Vaishak Poornima
Buddha followed and preached the middle way or ‘madhyma pratipad’
Symbol of mahaparinirwana- stupa
Enlightenment (Gyan prapti)
At the age of 35 after hard renunciation
At Bodhgaya
Under a peepal tree
On the bank of falgu river
First preaching–
Gave his first preaching in Sarnath
Which is known as ‘dharmchakraprawartan’
Gave his preachings in paali language
Beliefs of Buddhism–
Believed in rebirth
Sacred direction- south
Sangha–
Disciples of Buddha are divided into two parts ‘bhikshu ‘and ‘upasak’
‘upsampada’ or ‘pravrajya’ is the step when one got entry in the Buddhist sangha
The minimum entry age in sangha was 15 years
Buddha permitted entry of women in the sangha on the request of his disciple Anand
Tri-ratna of Buddhism–
- Buddha
- Dhamma
- Sangha
Sects of Buddhism–
The Buddhist religion was divided into 2 sects ‘after the 4th Buddhist council
Heenyana sect- believed in the symbolic presence of buddha,
Mahayaana sect- worshipped the idol of buddha
Vajrayana sect- of Buddhism associated with ‘tantra’ and ‘mantra’
The Vajrayana community is found in the areas of east Asia, Tibet, Mongolia, and Himalayan states
Vihar & chetya–
A place where Buddhist bhikshu stayed- buddha vihar
Worship place of Buddhism- chetya
10 sheel in Buddhism-
- Ahimsa
- Asteya
- Aparigraha
- Satya
- Avoid drinking liquor
- Brahmacharya
- Relinquish music and dance
- Taking a meal at the right time
- Avoid soft bedding
- Avoid collection of money