Indian Epics Blog

(source) Howdy folks, NitroDubbz here! Today I'm going to be reading more of the Life of Buddha. So Buddha (Siddhartha) has attained enlightenment and he's big chilling under the tree of knowledge. Mara comes and tries to seduce him but it doesn't work obviously. After several weeks of meditation, Buddha has his doubts about teaching mankind what he has learned. So Brahma comes down and gives him confidence that people will listen to him and understand him. After this encounter Buddha heads to Benares, where his followers all went after they abandoned him. When he gets to Benares his old followers all see him and try to hold their grudges against him, but he's so cool and divine that they all can't help but worship him. All of his old followers decide to follow his teachings again, so he tells them the story of the Hermit and the Hare, which he reveals to them was actually one of his past lives. Buddha meets some musicians and he tells them to...

(source) Howdy again everyone, NitroDubbz here. Today I'm reading more of the life of Buddha. Let's get started. Previously: Siddhartha just went off into the forest to be a hermit. He becomes an ascetic under Arata Kamala. He realizes that all that the hermits are doing is indulging in suffering. They haven't overcome or figured anything important out. So he decides to leave them and head to Magadha. Siddhartha arrives at the city of Rajagriha and meditates on a mountainside near the city. People are so moved by his presence that they inform the king who rides out to meet him. The king offers Siddhartha his kingdom and all the riches that he has, but Siddhartha told him that he has rid himself of desire. The king is moved and asks Siddhartha to return and teach him once he has discovered the truth. Siddhartha decides to leave the city and gains some disciples along the way. Siddhartha then sits at the banks of the Nairanjana and meditates until he stops breathin...