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The Birth of the Buddha

The life of the Buddha presented in the subsequent ten acts is neither history nor a myth. It is a pious report of the founder of Buddhism as the Buddhist tradition tells it. The whole story of the Buddha takes on a mythic and legendary character. A wealth of detail is to modern sensibilities of a decidedly "miraculous" and "supernatural" nature so that readers who want to see it from a historian's perspective might be puzzled over its authenticity. Of course, modern scholars have attempted to find out who was the historical Buddha and have agreed upon a few bare facts of the life of a man who, some 2,500 years ago, left home to become a wandering ascetic and attained perfect enlightenment. But then they have faced another problem of missing the story's own sense of truth, which has made a great impact on the mentality of Buddhist followers throughout Asia. In other words, that legendary account of the Buddha in turn constituted another reality on which Buddhist thoughts and practices have prevailed. Thus, the upcoming account of the life of the Buddha is no more than a pious story faithful to the earliest literary and iconographic sources available. Now, let us the story speak for itself.

Traditionally, the Buddha's life story centers on events from his conception to his Awakening and his first teaching. In this particular account of the life of the Buddha, however, we'll add to the narrative a few more post-enlightenment episodes which are fascinating in their own right.

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The Birth of the Buddha 2. The Birth of the Buddha The Birth of the Buddha 3. The Four Encounters The Birth of the Buddha 4. The Great Departure The Birth of the Buddha 5. Austerities The Birth of the Buddha 6. Enlightenment The Birth of the Buddha 7. The Uruvela Conversion The Birth of the Buddha 8. Return to Kapilavastu The Birth of the Buddha 9. Subjugation of the Mad Elephant The Birth of the Buddha 10. The Great Passing

The Birth of the Buddha 1. The Conception of the Buddha 孔子是不是私生子

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