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THE LEGEND
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THE LEGENDe Prince who became the BUDDHA
Buddhism, the teachings ritual and rites, the who lived like any other
of Gautama Buddha, is one ttraction of this thriving human being that walked
of the most ancient belief philosophy of more than 25 on earth and had an
systems in the world, centuries empowers the internal personal
dating back to the 5th human individual around revelation to seek release
century before Christ. one’s moral ethics and the from suffering when he
Today, an insight into its great possibilities of the saw the 4 omens which
long and rich Asian history human mind, devoid of inspired him to sought
spans right across the external interference. Only and, eventually, gained
globe with uncanny your own understanding enlightenment. He was
influence into the Western saves you from suffering. called the Buddha, the All-
culture. The philosophy Knowing One. The Prince (尼泊尔 Nepal: 2006)
had travelled through The legend in Buddhism underwent a life-changing
2560 years and marked has it that the devas personal transformation
out a path that leads [heavenly beings] residing when he saw life in the
directly from ancient in Tavatimsa Heaven palace was so much
society to the modern announced that it was time different to the life in
world. for a Buddha to arise in the reality outside the palace.
world for the sake of
Instead of focusing on humanity. Gautama (泰国 Thailand: 1978)
tradition and convention, Buddha was born a Prince,