As a child, he was the son of an Indian prince and live in luxury, but when he saw an old decrepit man covered in boils and a corpse about to be cremated, he wondered about the great problems of life. He spent the rest of his life seeking the answers to these questions and left his wife and son in what is called the Great Renunciation. He became Buddha at the moment when he was meditating under a fig tree and felt that he understood the truth that was the basis of life. Buddha spent the rest of his life teaching his beliefs. According to him, salvation comes from knowing the Four Noble Truths and following the Eightfold Path.
Religion is the center of most of life in Nepal.
Marriage ceremonies are very elaborate. Nepal had a very troublesome history. Many people conquered the country and then ended up giving it back to the people again. It is no wonder that it took the Nepal people so long to find a system of government that would work for them. Nepal is independent, the government is very different, and the standards of living have gone up.