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Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha)

- **__Basic Information__** I grew up what is now modern day Nepal. I was the son of a local king, King Suddhodana. My mother, Queen Mayadevi, died when I was very little. My father shielded me from the suffering of the outside world and surrounded me with pleasurable and luxurious things. At a very young age, I would constantly have questions concerning philosophy and religion. One day I took a chariot outside of the castle walls. I had seen things I have had never seen before. I witnessed an elderly man, a sick man, a dead man and I also saw monks meditating. Once I discovered these things that were very new to me, at the age of thirty, I, Siddhartha Gautama,set out to find the source of human suffering and misery. There are two theories of when I reached enlightenment. One states that I meditated under a “sacred tree” for seven weeks and that is when I reached enlightenment. The other theory states that it took one night for enlightenment to reach me then continued to meditate under the tree, analyzing the experience. There is no argument, however, that says it took several stages of trance for me reach enlightenment. From then on, I was known as The Buddha or “enlightened one”. I now finally understood the reasons for human suffering. I developed the Four Noble Truths which explained it. I also developed the Noble Eightfold Path to help people achieve nirvana, which means to attain the highest spiritual level. I also believed that no matter what a person’s past was or how poor they were, they could improve their destiny. This attracted many people, especially urban merchants and artisans. People looked at me as both the founder of Buddhism and also a deity. Records say that I died in 480 B.C. but Buddhism continued to spread all across the world.
 * o Current City :** NA
 * o Hometown:** Modern day southern Nepal
 * o Sex:** Male
 * o Birthday:** 563 BC
 * o Political Views:** I did not use political power to introduce my teachings
 * o Religious Views:** I Believe in reincarnation, karma, nirvana, developed the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold path
 * o Bio:**

"Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace." "A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure." “Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”
 *  o Favorite Quotations: " **All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?"

- **__Relationships__** o Mother: Queen Mayadevi o Father: King Suddhodana o Daughters: NA o Sons: Rahula o Brothers: Nanda (half) o Sisters: NA - **__Likes and Interest__** o Activities: meditation, helping people with their destinies o Interests: finding the true meaning of the inner soul o Music: Enya, Classical o Books: My auto-biography, The Day in the Life of The Buddha o Movies: The teachings of, The Buddha o Television: True life: I'm the Buddha - **__Education and Work__** o High School: My father's palace in Nepal o College/University: Father's palace o Employer: Myself


 * __ Photos __**
 * ALBUM 1: My Portraits



ALBUM 2: Statues of Me

ALBUM 3: My Family

__Groups __ ** **GROUP 1: __Positive thinking and Meditation__ -This group is perfect for the me. I dedicated most of my life to help people be happy. I did this through the method of meditation. GROUP 2: __Comfort Foods__ - I was all about being comfortable in your own skin and being happy. Obviously comfort foods make people comfortable and happy. Maybe thats why many people were attracted to Buddhism. GROUP 3: __The Buddhist Circle__ - This group is about a man who is a modern day version of me. I think that it is great people are spreading my teachings. I also like how there are people who believe in the same things as I do. GROUP 4: __Hum our Tum__ - I love this group because it is about helping people improve their lives. This is what my goal was. To help people be the best person they can be. GROUP 5: __Buddhist Wellness Group__ - This group is about improving mental health and spiritual health by using my teaching of Buddhism. I support any kind of group thats believes in what I believe in. To help better and improve people's lives. GROUP 6: __Spiritually Speaking__ - I like this group because it is about getting in touch with your inner spirit. By doing this people will improve their lives and become happier people. They also will teach others what they learned and will improve those people's lives as well. GROUP 7: __World Peace Movement__ - This group is about peace in general. It talks about how much happier people are when it is peaceful. Peace is a big part of my teachings; being at peace with your body and towards people. GROUP 8: __The Daily Englightenment__ - This is my favorite group because it is dedicated to all of my teachings. It provides information of me and why I believe what I believe. It also gives some of my quotes and excerpts. GROUP 9: __My Love is Yahoo__ - This group is about making people smile and be happy by sending loving pictures, stories, jokes, etc. I like this because people are more themselves when they are happy. This is similar to what my goal was, to intially make people happy. GROUP 10: __pravs__ - This group is all about improving human values. It gives inspiration to open peoples minds and make a positive impact. Being the founder of Buddhism, I believe it is extremely important to be the best person you can be.

__ Quizzes __** -**EXPLANATION** I think I got a tree because people always have room to grow as big as they can, just like a tree. That is what I believe that people can always grow whether it growing more mature or just growing and finding yourself as a person. I also might have gotten a tree since that is where I was enlightened.
 * QUIZ 1:** What Part of Nature Describes You?
 * -RESULTS** A Tree


 * QUIZ 2:** Which Feeling are You?
 * - RESULTS** __Bohemian Lush__ suits you best, because you're a natural person that sees people for who they are and no one ever sees you as a threat. You're cheerful, bubbly, positive and full of life. Those are very good qualities that others may envy.
 * - EXPLANATION** I like this result because I do see people for who they are. I do not judge people and I always pick out their best qualities. I also believe namture plays a huge part in being happy with your life.

- RESULTS** __The love of Light__ Your an extremely caring person, and will do anything to make sure your friends and family are safe, protected and together. Your warm, and always a joy to be around!
 * QUIZ 3:
 * - EXPLANATION** I agree with these results because I do care alot about people. I think it is important to feel safe in your own skin. Me being a Buddhist can only hope for people to be at peace with themselves.


 * QUIZ 4:** What color are you?
 * - RESULTS** Green
 * - EXPLANATION** I think I got this result because green stands for nature. I love nature and I believe everyone should love it in some way or another. Green also stands for caring and I care about everything; people, nature, ways of life etc.


 * QUIZ 5:** What religion are you?
 * - RESULTS** Buddhism
 * - EXPLANATION** I am happy with this result although I expected it to be. Since I am the found of Buddhism of course I am a Buddhist. I believe that people always have room to improve their destinies and their ultimate goal should be to reach inner peace with the body, mind and self.