Hagiography: Sacred biography
Born as Siddhartha, Son of Suddhodana, Sakya Clan, Kapilavastu
Wife: Yashodhara
Son: Rahul
At the age of 29 Siddhartha saw four things that completely shattered him
- Old Man
- A Sick Man
- a corpse
- A renunciant
1st Sermon: dhammachakka-pavattana (turning the wheel of dhamma)
Died: at Kusinara (80 yr)
The core of his
Buddha Texts
- Lalitavistra
- Mahavastu
- Buddhacharita
- Nidanakatha
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