Lord Buddha – An Essay on his life, A Biography

A brief essay on Mahatma Buddha/ Lord Buddha / Gautam Buddha

Many kings came and left this world ; nobody remembers them, but Lord Buddha’s name will live till the end of the world. Gautam Buddha was born in the Lumbini Village of Nepal in 600 BC. His childhood name was Siddhartha Gautam. Budha’s father was a ruler of a small kingdom.

His name was Shudhodana. When Gautam was born, there was the general prediction which said ” This baby would be a great king or a great teacher or saint.”

Time elapsed. The little prince grew in to handsome boy. He lived in a beautiful palace with all luxury items of the world.. He was a child prodigy. His teachers were surprised because he knew so much without being taught. But his father was troubled because Gautam was not like other princes.

He didn’t like shooting and hunting, though he was very brave and expert in using weapons. He was very kind. Once he saved the life of a swan which was shot by his cousin called Devbrat.

He used to spend his time in wandering alone. Sometimes, he would sit in meditation under a tree. He would ponder over the questions of life and death.

Lord Buddha’s Marriage

In order to divert his attention, he was married to Yashodhara. But even this effort couldn’t transform his mind. Soon, he was blessed with a son.

Lord Buddha – An Essay

Even this did not make him happy. Then he decided to renunciate the world. One dark night, Gautam left his home and went to the woods. He left his wife and son sleeping. He walked towards the mountains.

On the way, he met a beggar and exchanged his clothes with him. In this way, he became free from all the ties of the world. From that day, he started living like a beggar. He wanted to know the answers of many questions. He became disturb to see the old age, ill body and poverty. Such things distracted him from the pleasures of life.

Gautam wanted to find the truth and ultimate knowledge. He went with five pupils in the forest. But he could not find peace. Even he tortured his body to find peace. But it was also vain. On the other hand he grew very weak and it took him at least 3 months to recover.

How did Gautam become Buddha ?

He did not stop his search for truth and knowledge. One day he sat down under Bo-tree to take rest. He underwent meditation there. It was then that he got enlightenment. He understood the miseries of life and death. Now he decided to share this knowledge with the world. Now on wards, we know him as Buddha, an enlightened one.

He taught the world non-violence. He also told the people that desires of man were the root cause of all his troubles. So a person must try to overcome them. He advised the people to live peaceful, satisfied and good life. Today there are millions of the followers of Buddhism, a religion propounded by him.