RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS
Gautama Siddhartha Vardamana Mahavira
Born at Lumbni to Sakyas of Born to Jnatrikas (Natas) of
Kapilvastu – Suddhodana & Kundagrama – Siddharta &
Mahamaya Trishala
Married to Vashoda and had son Married to Yashoda and had
Rahula daughter Anojja
Renounced the world after Renounced the world after the
witnessing four scenes in his 29th death of his parents inhis 30th year
year
Attained Nirvana in his 35th year Attained Kalvalya in his 42nd year
under a pipal tree at Bodhgaya under a sal tree at Jrimbhikagrama
Passed away at Kushinagar in his Passed away at Pavapuri in his
80th year after teaching for 45 72nd year after teaching for 30
years years
Buddhism
Gautama Buddha’s Life
Gautama or Siddhartha, founder of Buddhism, was born in 563 BC in
Lumbini (now in Nepal) in the Sakya Kshatriya clan of Kapilavastu. His
mother was Maya, a princess of the neighbouring clan of the Koliyas. The
site of his nativity is marked by the celebrated Rummindei Pillar of Asoka.
As Maya died in child-birth, Siddhartha was brought up by his aunt and step-
mother, Prajapati Gautami. His other relatives were Suddhodhana (father),
Yasodhara (wife), Rahula (son) and Devadatta (cousin).
The sight of an old man, a sick man, a dead body and an ascetic
intensified Siddhartha’s deep hatred for the world and made him realise the
hollowness of worldly pleasures. After the birth of his son, he left home at
the age of twenty nine in search of the Truth. This departure is known as the
‘Great Renunciation’ (mahabhinishkramana).