Page 23 - HP2A 013 The legend of Gautama Buddha

discriminate and spread his teachings

to all. May they be nobles, beggars,

murderers, or cannibals Buddha

taught them all. After hearing news

of his son’s awakening, the King

asked him to return on ten occasions.

On the initial nine, the messengers

did not retur n and joined in a two month journey on foot he did

Siddhartha’s pilgrimage and became not stop teaching the dharma as he

arahants. The tenth however led by went. When he returned he spread

a childhood friend of Siddhartha his teachings to his family and many

delivered the message. Two years cousins of Siddhartha joined him on

had passed since his awakening, and his quest.

Buddha agreed to return. By making