RESEARCH THE LIFE OF BUDDHA.

BUDDHA'S LIFE STUDY

PAST HISTORY AND FACTORS Archaeology

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A pilgrimage to his hometown of Shakyamuni Buddha-place results from Buddhist sources is useful and meaningful, because this trip has helped us get a significant amount of knowledge about the life of Buddha Shakyamuni, especially knowledge of history and archeology valuable not only reading, but by the new reality can be understood deeply. Earlier, in print, film, for me Shakyamuni Buddha is mysterious. Sometimes, I feel like he is a legendary character, the imagination. Knowledge, understanding and my belief can only be built on a foundation of fact and science. I used to have a meeting "heated debate" with a great faith and was "assessed" as "Lack of confidence, little knowledge and understanding." I felt bewildered, and not confident in yourself.  reading books, newspapers and documents to India before, and considering the actual research, then the reading material, books, then I feel be confident that with what we already know ...

If a visit to the Sri Buddha in India and Nepal, you will be very surprised. Everyone in the pilgrims worship the Buddhist Buddhism Today will be brimming with emotion when visiting Indian relics. Landscapes and monuments in places but still pristine desolation makes us see that choked. There is a monk, she is probably the oldest in the team, going to public places and sit quietly in a room and cried for a long time. She always wished to visit Buddha's hometown, which until now has taken only ...

As for me, this time you will feel that it turned out so long, books and movies provide only a very little amount of the Buddha's life and Buddhist culture in this place. And as more and learn, the more it shows a deep pool of knowledge, it is wide. The filming was strictly Gaming Business Centre and his own take. And I go wherever and try to take as many pictures can save a lot of precious materials. It's not always, we can easily get this trip?

 

 

Origins and Kapilavastu kingdom Shakya clan

 

For me, bu loaded cdung knowledge of the Buddha's life can start Sakyan. Buddha was born on the full moon day in May, 623 years before the Gregorian calendar in the Ca-Pi-La-Defense, located next to the border of India and Nepal on the Prince's nay.Ngai Sakyan, after This has become the greatest teachers in the world. Gautama (Gautama) and they Shakyamuni (Shakya) is the name of the Buddha's clan. The origin of the royal Shakya clan originally derived from Kosala, a kingdom ruled Aryan race of lines in the foothills of the Terai region. The story begins from King Okkaka. King Okkaka sun descended, Ikshanku fathers. After his first wife died, the king married a wife, stepmother khac.Theo of command, the prince: Ulkamukha, Karandu, Hastinika, Sinisura, and the Princess: Priya, Supriya, Ananda, Vijita, Vijitasena be the king ordered to leave the Kosala kingdom sau.Nhung live in forests and princess pearl gold leaf branches leave the capital Saketa towards the Himalayas. Through the hard work, they toil in a land where the hermit's retreat Kapilamuni. Was conceived and hermit permit, they've come and set up a kingdom named Kapilavastu (or Kapilanagara) Kapilamuni hermit honor.

Times have passed, the prince and princess of Kosala was exiled to marriageable age. By customary marriage with the normal blood flow at the time, eight married brothers and fathers created Shakya (this practice today Shakya some families still hold, that is, only the Shakya who married surname). The eldest princess Priya was appointed Queen!, Ulkamukha prince was appointed as the first monarch of the kingdom of Kapilavastu young. One day, the king of Kosala-Okkaka, hear about the adventures of his son. He was too excited and exclaims: "Sakya-Vata-bho-Kumara" (ie: kids adventure has ended successfully). From this statement, later, people often use the name Sakya (Shakya) to only kingdom or clan, Kapilavastu was the capital of the kingdom.

Through archaeological evidence collected in this place of Professor Oldenberg, Kapilavastu - the Shakya kingdom, is a republican city-states under the rule of a king greater than in India, namely is Kosala. As we have seen from the process of its formation, Kapilavastu was elected ruler of one of the members of the royal homage Kosala and of course because it is the kingdom of their ancestors.

United nations Koliya - Maternal Prince Siddhartha

The origin of the royal clan Koliya started almost the same time and people with royal Shakya clan. We all know Priya is behind the first form of Kapilavastu. She was married to Rama - King of the Kingdom of Banaras (Varanasi), gave birth to 32 children and created so Devadaha eastern city of Kapilavastu border. From there they formed ethnic Koliya. This kingdom is known by many names such as: Devadaha, Vyaghrapura, Kolinagara, Ramagrama. Each with a name attached to the kingdom of creation. Devadaha (Holy City) is in honor of the gods where they should establish a new kingdom.

Due to the same origin in Kapilavastu kingdom Shakya clan and tribe kingdom in Devadaha Koliya had marital relationship intimacy. Many of life between the two nations has become the kingdom in. By the time of Shakyamuni Buddha, his father married his sister Princess both Mayadevi and Prajapati, while he himself was married to Princess Yasodhara ethnic Koliya beautiful kingdom. The rule also modeled in Devadaha of Kapilavastu, but Koliya have two power centers - one in Devadaha, one in Ramagama. We all know that after the Germans entered France in Kusinaga Nirvana, his relics were divided into eight parts for eight kings. UK Ramagrama also part of it, and brought up in the church tower Devadaha.

1898, according to Dr. Hoey was rediscovered texts of the Devadaha. It is located in the Terai foothills, western Nepal. 1964, Dr. SB Deo tower locations identified Ramagrama Jharai river. Where there is a 9m tall mounds and mounds foot diameter is 21m, with foot brick foundation. Scholars and archaeologists measure and compare the distance mentioned in the documents of the French Hien and Hsuan him and acknowledged the accuracy of the research of Dr. SB Deo.

HOME OF THE CANDIDATE royal patron

For me, when people learn historical Shakyamuni Buddha is always associated with understanding the historical elements. And maybe the Kings are historical figures closely associated with the Buddha's life will give us the truest knowledge of human history of the Buddha.

1 / King Bimbisara (Bimbasara)

 

Frequency-she-sa-la, also known as Binh-sa kingdom (558 BC - 491 BC) (sa. Bimbisara ) is the king of Ma-Jay-Da (sa., pi. Magadha ) from 543 BC until the tape galaxy and is a member of the royal family Hariyanka. He ascended the throne at age 15 and met Buddha Sakyamuni at 25. Frequency-she-sa-la is the first disciple of Buddha in every monarch, he has donated to the Buddha and Sangha monastery near the capital of United-Xa (sa. rajag K ha ). King Bimbisara ruled the Kingdom of Magadha (Magadha), stationed in the capital city of Rajagaha (Rajgir), was the first benefactor of the Buddha in the royal patron. He was crowned king at the age of fifteen, fifty ruled two years.

King Bimbisara met the Buddha in his time begging on the streets of the city and very impressed Rajagaha physiognomy majesty and solemnity as his luxury. Make a promise, after his enlightenment, the Buddha visited the United Nations back Jay-Ma-Da. After hearing the Buddha preached, would be the king and asked for refuge to the Buddha bestow Bamboo minh.Day garden where the first offerings to the Buddha and the monks. We can say the role of the king of Qin-Ba-Sa-La is very large for the dissemination of the Dhamma, which underpin solid foundation for the development of Buddhism, when Buddhism was too young compared to the religious contemporary traditions of India.

 

2 / Pasenadi King Kosala (Persian-Nac)

 

One other great benefactor of the Buddha's royal patron-Nac Persian King Kosala, the king Maha Kosala, ruled the kingdom of Kosala, the capital in the Sāvatthi. He was the same age as Buddha and page through eminent virtue, he is lucky golden throne. He refuge in the first years after the Buddha spread the Dharma. Besides the support of benefactors, the role of Buddhism Persian king-Nac is equally important in the spread of Buddhism. Under the skillful guidance of Buddhist queen Even-li (Mallika), a very private and intense Buddhist-Nac Persian king who became a Union Army, the people ruled by the Buddhist path , so the country becomes more prosperous, peaceful, people retreat, peace and contentment. Thanks to the protection of the king, so Buddhism developed very powerful Buddhist institutions built up a lot, from the king to the people things are imbued with the Buddha's teachings. These golden words of the Buddha taught Persian king-Nac on how people value recorded summarized as follows:

"The actions of good or evil in us we always follow the ball. It is essential that we have is love. Take a look at subjects such as her own child, not to oppress them, do not harm them, left them to take care of keeping your hands and feet. Let's live with Dharma and healthy on the road forever. Do not lift yourself up by another bike down. Take a close and loving the needy. "

This is the fundamental ethical duty of people of all nations that ruled during the reign of Persian-Nac application to bring prosperity to the country and prosperity of Kosala.

 

3 / King Ashoka and the early development of Buddhism

 

  Buddha did not write a line in his teachings. Over the next century, the word Arhat, the elder monk group leader Ven Buddhists across India, the Church opened the meeting to the aggregation reserved words and teachings of Christ Exalted and codified the rules of monastic institutions (Sangha). Buddhist Teachings Buddhist-- is the collective, by explaining and preaching missions throughout the Sangha through India, Sri Lanka and all parts of South-East Asia. Only about the first century of the Christian era, the new essence of Buddhism must be recorded on the document, known as Kinh (Sutras). A large face in the last propagate Buddhism around the Indian subcontinent, the King Ashoka (reigned from 272 to 231 BC). Reigning Ashoka Maurya Empire vaot bargain over a Buddhist conference in third place about 250 BC. Determined to propagate Buddhism, Ashoka sent missions to go all over his empire, erected the tall pillars with carved lion head, carving the Emperor's edict uphold Buddhism and the stupa (Stupas) contains the relics of Buddhist pilgrimage site in the major. Ashoka is the largest with Buddhism when he set up in places where the Buddha's footprint carved in stone edict, stating that the birth place of Buddha (Lumbini), where Buddha is enlightenment (Boddhgaya), where he The first lecture of (Sarnath), where he died (Kushinagar) and many other places. The historic city carved in stone being excavated scattered at the end of the eighteenth century, the nineteenth century has become precious documents, proving that the Buddha's true character, not by the fantasy life and divinization. Ashoka became the typical pattern for many other Buddhist leaders in Central Asia and East Asia unify their empire in the light of Buddhism. He was also the first royal patronage to Buddhist art.    

 

4 / The other information and knowledge:

Along with the knowledge of the life history of the kings of the Buddha, many monuments to his hometown and his relatives, where relics of the Buddha at birth and nirvana, was able to prove that , who are historical figures, not the legendary character. More particularly, that in February 1996, a team of international archaeologists said they had found conclusive proof that the Buddha was born in Lumbini in southwestern Nepal. And crumbling ruins, Maya Devi Temple in Lumbini - built nearly 2,600 years ago, the kingdom of Nepal capital Kathmandu about 240 km - the cradle of Buddhism. Most Buddhists have long believed that this is where the Buddha to come. Today archaeologists have confirmed this and said that they had discovered a missing piece of evidence, but extremely important - a "perfect stone" is set against the background of Maya Devi temple and 249 years BC, marking the exact location where the Buddha was born. This rock, size 45 cm x 15 cm, was found deep below the surface of the debris near 5m.

Above is the archaeological discovery of Khrisna Babu Rijal of Nepal and Japan's Satoru Uessaka on 18-2-1995. But it was not until nearly a year later, they announced it - after experts India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have confirmed these things.

Some temples have been built right on this position. But thousands of years later, Lumbini has decay that its position has been deleted for hundreds of years. After a search of the Buddhists, in 1895, Ashoka pillar stone was found. Until 1993, excavation work was carried out beginning with 200 workers. They have discovered a structure consists of 15 rooms. At the center of this structure, they opened a basement, inside a rock that is believed to be set by Ashoka. Nepalese officials confirmed it to the pond where the Queen has the right bath 25 feet.

Two days after the announcement command, the king and queen of Nepal Birenda Aishwarya and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has to Lumbini to see large boulders and Ashoka pillar. Satoru Rijal and explained to the King that this is not a rock mass in this region. It was brought here and placed in the center of the temple. And they continue to confirm that this rock is referred to in the decree inscribed on the great Ashoka pillar. The discovery of exact birthplace of Buddha has a great importance for approximately 350 million Buddhists worldwide. For centuries, pilgrims from all over the world have scoured the foothills of the Himalayas in the hope of finding the exact location of the birthplace of the Buddha. And so their patience has been compensated.

In the next program, we will provide to you and your discovery of pilgrims worship the Buddhist Buddhism Today at the ruins.

 

Meditation under the Tree of Enlightenment in Lumbini

Visit Ashoka pillar at Vesali

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