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Gautama Buddha vs. Prince Siddhartha: The Realization

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Difference between Gautama Buddha and Prince Siddhartha

Known all over the world as Buddha or Gautama Buddha, this religious figure started out life in a much different fashion as the Prince Siddhartha.Before attaining enlightenment and his lofty status as one of the great religious leaders of the world, Siddhartha obviously went through numerous challenges and obstacles, as well as considerable amounts of learning and revelations.
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April 10th, 2011 at 4:59 pm

“Buddha” and “Gautama”

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“Buddha” and “Gautama” redirect here. For other uses, see Buddha (disambiguation) and Gautama (disambiguation).  Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit: सिद्धार्थ गौतम; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher who founded Buddhism.[1] In most Buddhist traditions, he is regarded as the Supreme Buddha (P. sammāsambuddha, S. samyaksaṃbuddha) of our age, “Buddha” meaning “awakened one” or “the enlightened one.

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April 17th, 2011 at 8:00 am

The Final Days Of Gautama Buddha’s Life

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One cannot deny the fact that anything born is subjected to death. Even enlightened or blessed ones too. They don’t live forever. This is proved by the Buddha who had gone back to his birthplace to die at the age of eighty. His disciples were all devastated and heartbroken to see their teacher dying in front of their eyes. They pleaded with him not to leave them because they were incomplete without their teacher. But the Buddha had taught them everything and according to his teachings, he is not the teacher,

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April 23rd, 2011 at 2:09 pm

Gautama Buddha Biography

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GAUTAMA BUDDHA, The great religious teacher and reformer of early India. His name is variously given. Its form as Gautama (q.v.) was a common appellative in ancient Sanskrit and appears in Pali as Gotama. It was a family designation, and for this reason the title “Gautama Buddha” is sometimes given in English as “Buddha the Gotamid, or of the Gautama family.” Often he is called Sakya-muni (Sage of the Sakya Clan),

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April 23rd, 2011 at 3:04 pm

Gautama Buddha the Unique Psychotherapist

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Ontario, Canada — Many people interpreting Buddhism see it as one of the numerous philosophies and religions known from antiquity. Certainly Buddhism is a practical philosophy in the sense that prevails today.

This philosophy sets up a system of vast psychotherapy. In that context the Lord Buddha was a unique psychotherapist. In general Psychotherapy means a treatment of emotional, behavioral, personality disorders based primarily upon verbal or nonverbal communication.

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April 26th, 2011 at 10:43 am

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