- King Suddhodana- Great wisdom, sucessful in battle, has many friends
- Maya-Suddhodana's favorite wife
- Wishes to rid the world of suffering and poverty
- Gives up her royalties to live an austere life
- Maya's dream: She sees an elephant with six tusks enter her womb. This is the moment when she knows she will never experience hatred, anger, is malcontent
- As King Suddhodana goes to the woods he starts to feel nervous/shaky
- The God's speak to him and tell him that his son will be one of supreme knowledge and wisdom
- Their son will be Siddhartha (Buddha)
- The royal couple returned to the city and fed the hungry, gave alms to the poor. The blind saw, the lame walked and the deaf could hear.
- When Buddha is born all of the world is joyous and corrects itself (sober up, gain reason)
- Asita the hermit weeps because will not be able to hear the preachings of the new born son.
- When Siddhartha was born the Kingdom was more rich, prosperous, and peaceful.
- Maya dies 7 days after the birth, the prince is given to Mahaprajapati, her sister
- She tries to put jewelry on him, but his thoughts are his true gems
- On his first trip to the temple all of the statues of gods came to life and sang to him
- Visvamitra- Siddhartha's teacher
- In an attempt to carry on the family name Suddhodona tries to convince Siddhartha to get married (introduce him to pleasures)
- Siddhartha makes a list of merits for his potential wife and Gopa is chosen
- Siddhartha surprisingly passes all of the tests to win Gopa (again uses an arrow as the final test)
- Siddhartha lives a lavish life of pleasure while his father lives almost like a hermit. While the King is living as pious as he can, he introduces as many pleasures to his son as possible so he will not leave for an austere life.
- Siddhartha finally leaves the palace and the gods expose him to the harsh realities of life-sickness, old age, and death.
- Udayin (Siddhartha's long time friend) tries to keep his mind off of the things he encountered by throwing women at him. This does not sway Siddhartha at all
- Siddhartha sneaks away in the middle of the night and vows not to return until he sees the end of life and death
- Kanthanka, Siddhartha's horse he rode into the forest is sad and dies when he returns to his stable
- Siddhartha gains five disciples and sits on the bank of a river meditating and withering away physically. The disciples abandon once they see him return to a city and beg for food
- Mara, The Evil One, tries to attack Siddhartha as he sits under the tree of knowledge but his attack is futile and he is defeated.
- Siddhartha realizes that ignorance is the root of suffering, death, and discomfort. At this realization he becomes Buddha
Buddha at the Tree of Knowledge : Wiki Commons
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