Buddha lived in northern India sometime between the mid-6th and the mid-4th centuries before the Common Era. In ancient India the title buddha referred to an enlightened being who has awakened from ...

The five ascetics became his first five disciples. The Buddha taught continuously in the remaining 45 years of his life. He travelled around north-east India, teaching in a variety of dialects.

Siddhartha was born on the border between India and Nepal. He was born into a privileged family, who were considered a ruling family. Birth - Buddhist teachings say that his mother, Queen Maya ...

(Yasodhara was the wife of Prince Siddhartha, who became Buddha, and mother of Rahula.) The Mehenin Wahanse says that even before she donned the saffron robes, the dhamma was in her life. It was ...

Meanwhile, scenes depicting the birth of Prince Siddhartha are being painted on the walls measuring 19 ft. X 10 ft. in the shrine room. “We have tried to depict the life of Buddha and tried to always ...

A Monumental History of Buddhism in India” by Shashank Shekhar Sinha traces 2500 years of history of Buddha and Buddhism.