Buddha
At a glance:
- Series: Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Philosophy, Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Theology, Theologians, Legends, Myths, Buddhism, Buddhists
- Curriculum: Asian History
Article abstract: Areas of Achievement: Religion, philosophy, and monasticism Indian religious leader and philosopher{$I[g]India and Sri Lanka;Buddha} By his own example and teaching, Buddha showed that all people can attain an enlightened state of mind by cultivating a combination of compassion (loving-kindness toward all beings without exception) and wisdom (seeing things as they really are).
Early Life
The historical Buddha (BEW-duh)—known variously as Gautama, Siddhārtha, and Śākyamuni—was born in Lumbinī, in the Himālayan foothills of what...
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