What Was The Buddha's Life Being Achievable?

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One of the three jewels that many Buddhists seek support in is the Buddha. In Sanskrit, the Buddha is defined as the “awakened or enlightened one.” The Buddha is a teacher or model of the perfect Buddhist. The goal of Buddhism is to reach enlightenment and to end the cycle of rebirth. This can be accomplished by following the life of the Buddha. Ironically, the life of the Buddha is nothing but perfect and follows many events and experiences that define his character for him to reach enlightenment. The concept of his life being achievable is important because it allows for all Buddhists from any situation to obtain enlightenment if they are willing. The life of the Buddha is separated from any other religion because he was not given powers from any god or …show more content…

The Buddha was born in northern India during the Brahmanism period, which is when Hinduism was the strongest religious force. During this time, the Brahmanical traditions were based from the Vedas, which were old sacred Hindu scriptures. One of the major assets in this period was the caste system; included 4 classes and provided people their purpose within the world. These classes include the Brahmin (priests), Kshatriya (Warriors), Vaishya (Merchants), and Shudra (Slaves and Serfs). The Buddha was a part of the Kshatriya caste and when he was conceived he was proclaimed to be either a popular political leader or religious figure. After his father heard this proclamation he made it his duty to ensure that Siddhartha Gautama would become a popular political leader and follow into the footsteps of him. Because of this, Siddhartha lived a sheltered life of luxury and warrior training because his father was concerned of anything causing him to have compassion. He’s sheltered perspective only showed the glamorous sides of life filled with distractions from his father but this

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