Story of the Buddah

Siddartha Gotama was both a real historical character and a mythical man of legend. Born in 563 B.C. in a prosperous kingdom of Northern India, now Nepal, he was the son of a king and heir to the throne. He lived his early life as a prince, protected by his parents from the harsh realities of life in the outside world, and grew up in luxury. He was a man of exceptional physical appearance - there are numerous references to the perfection of his physical body. He married a beautiful young woman and they had a handsome son. He was destined to inherit his father's position of wealth, power and prestige. But in his twenties he renounced his royal inheritance, his temporal fortunes, and even his family, after having witnessed what legend calls “The Four Passing Sights.” One day, on seeing a decrepit old man he became aware of old age. Another day he saw a diseased person lying on the road and became aware of illness. On a third day, he saw a corps...