how did buddha achieve enlightenment?
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HOW DID BUDDHA ACHIEVE ENLIGHTENMENT?
THE START
Who was Buddha before he was… well, Buddha? Buddha started out as prince Siddhartha Gautama, son of a king. When he was a youth he had all he could want for and
more. He was ignorant to the world outside his castle, as his father had denied him of any views of suffering.But then Siddhartha asked to have a trip outside the
castle…
THE 4 SIGHTS.
On the trip out side the castle, Siddhartha saw 4 things that changed his views on life forever. They were:
An old man A sick man
A dead man And finally a holy man who was trying to find the
answer to human suffering.
THE ACTIONS
When Buddha got home to the castle, he was distraught form the sights he had seen. So after the
day had gone, he went outside again, cut off his hair, gave his clothes to his manservant and left the castle
and vowed not to come back until he had reached enlightenment- a state where you are at peace with
yourself.
THE JOURNEY
The first place Buddha went on his journey was to see two monks who were masters in the art of meditation. He stayed there for a while until he
realised this was not the way to achieve his goal. So he wandered again and found 5 men, all who were depriving themselves of what they wanted so that
they would be susceptible to bigger thoughts.
THE JOURNEYCONTINUED
So Buddha followed their beliefs and deprived him of the thing he wanted the most- food. He starved
himself for many years, until he collapsed into a river whilst washing and almost drowned. He then realised that this wasn’t the path to enlightenment either, so started to eat as he had done before. His companions
shunned him, so he went away.
THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT
When Buddha left his companions, he went to a very big tree and vowed not to leave it until he had
reached enlightenment. However, a demon was determined to stop Buddha from reaching
enlightenment, so he tried to tempt him with his three beautiful daughters. But that didn’t work, so the demon tried again with many dirty tricks. But
Buddha wouldn't respond.
THE CIRCLE OF SUFFERING
When the demon gave up his troubles, Buddha discovered something that he realised was vital to reach enlightenment: not fearing death. He also
realised that there where three things that lead to suffering: Hate, Greed and stupidity. Thus he
achieved enlightenment.
THANKS FOR READING!!By Ben Butterworth.