Once Upon A Time In India

              Once upon a time in   INDIA

                                                 

In 6th century B.C.E there was a man who belong to the royal family. His name was" Siddhartha" and his family name was ''Gautama''.Their kingdom was ''Kapilawasthu''.His father king ''Suddhodana'' ruled the kingdom.It was a small kingdom in India.His mother was ''Maya''.She died after seven days from the birth  of the Siddhartha ,there after his step mother Prajapathi adopted him as her own son.In India they strongly believe on astrology and prophecy.In the naming ceremony  Brahmin scholars predicted that the little new born baby Siddhartha will be the Lord Buddha.He was the only son of the king and he was the heir of the kingdom.Therefor the royal family gave the best life one could ever have for the prince Siddhartha.His father wants him to be a great king not a monk .The king made a safe surrounding around the prince.
                                                          He grew up as a very intelligent smart boy.In the battle field he was a great warrior and in the class room he was a clever student.In age of sixteen he was married to the beautiful and intelligent  princess ''Yasodhara''They were a nicely matching couple.After the marriage the prince become the sub king of the kingdom.The king Suddhodana gifted three elegant palaces to the new couple to enjoy their married life,although there were many fortunes around the Siddhartha he was seeking for a inner happiness.He tried to find  a way for an everlasting happiness .In this era there was a great discussion among the people about an spiritual development.The prince Siddhartha  was in a  disappointment about the endless problems people have to face.He questioned about getting old ,becoming sick and dying.He wanted to find a solution for these questions.He was eager to break this endless cycle.
                                                     In the age of twenty nine he was a father to a one little son.  He left the palace to find a solution for the above problems and he became a monk. By then the monk Siddhartha  learned under great yogis about meditations and their teachings.By following those meditations he obtained a kind of spiritual growth,but after a some time he felt  that this is not the end .Although he could obtain a some sort of peace he was still unable to find the reasons for his problems,so he tried new ways without the help of teachers.In that time there was a famous idea about achieving of supreme nirvana(super mind power) by following self mortification method,so the Siddhartha also followed this method for nearly six years.He was unable to achieve the nirvana.He found a new path and he named it as ''Middle way'' he followed this method and practiced meditations.Finally he was able to achieve the noble mind power without the help of any teacher.He became the ''Lord Buddha''
                                           He improved the mind and obtained a spiritual development.He was able to find the answers for the previous questions he had.He described those problems and answers for the people .Most of the people who listened to his preaches also achieved the supreme nirvana by developing a spiritual power.The Lord Buddha also preached important things people have to follow for the sake of having a good worldly life.This dharma  became popular among the people as Buddhism.This is not a dharma from a God but this is from a man who improved his mind power.He taught  the noble truth  about the whole world.Let's find some more about his teachings and try out to practice some for the sake of achieving the inner happiness.😊