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1 day ago · According to the Mahabodhi-vamsa, she was Vidisha-Mahadevi and belonged to the Shakya clan of Gautama Buddha. The Buddhist chroniclers may have fabricated the Shakya connection to connect Ashoka's family to Buddha. [65] The Buddhist texts allude to her being a Buddhist in her later years but do not describe her conversion to Buddhism.
3 days ago · Buddhism is an ancient Indian religion, which arose in and around the ancient Kingdom of Magadha (now in Bihar, India). It is based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha [note 1], who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE and was deemed a "Buddha" ("Awakened One" [3]).
3 days ago · These sources, written about seven centuries after his dynasty ended, state that both Chandragupta and his grandson Ashoka – a patron of Buddhism – were Moriyas, a branch of Gautama Buddha's Shakya noble family. [22] These Buddhist sources attempt to link the dynasty of their patron Ashoka directly to the Buddha. [23]
4 days ago · Lumbini, The birthplace of Buddha is in southern Nepal. Mayadevi gave birth to Gautama Buddha in 623 BC who achieved enlightenment and became Lord Buddha. The place is one of the many magnets for pilgrimage that sprang up in places pivotal to the life of the Buddha. Lumbini is about 260 kilometers from Kathmandu and 169 kilometers from Pokhara ...
6 days ago · Buddhism is a non-theistic religion (no belief in a creator god), also considered a philosophy and a moral discipline, originating in India in the 6th and 5th centuries BCE. It was founded by the sage Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha l. c. 563 - c. 483 BCE) who, according to legend, had been a Hindu prince before abandoning his position and ...
5 days ago · Sri Lanka - Buddhism, Conversion, History: According to Sinhalese tradition, Buddhism was first brought to Sri Lanka by a mission sent out from eastern India during the reign of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka (c. 273–232 bce). The leader of the mission to Sri Lanka, Mahendra (Mahinda), is described as Ashoka’s son. Mahendra and his colleagues traveled to the Mihintale hill (the site of some of the earliest inscriptions), 8 miles (13 km) from Anuradhapura. There they chanced to meet the ...
5 days ago · Vesak, the most sacred day to millions of Buddhists around the world, is celebrated today, May 23, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha. May 23rd, 2024 at 08:31 am ...
