From Siddharth to Sakyamuni and finally to the Buddha or the
Enlightened one - an incredible transformation of prince to an enlightened teacher
, who walked the earth more than 2500 years ago.
Upon seeing sorrow, misery, pain and death, in the prime of his youth, prince
Siddharth decided to discover their causes and means of overcoming their occurences.
Thus renouncing worldly pleasures and leaving home and family behind, he travelled
from place to place until finally attaining enlightement by fixed meditation
under the Bodhi Tree.
He then preached the truth he discovered, and exhorted disciples to follow the
eight fold Path for the cessation of the endless cycle of birth and re-birth.
This booklet is and endeavour to lay open before the reader, the life and teachings
of the Buddha and the incluence of Buddhism all across India and beyond its
frontiers.
Several major sights and schools of Buddhist learning have been highlighted
for the ardent Buddhists' academic interest.
