Gautama Buddha

## Buddha

The Man Closest to All (Art by Krishna Kumar Shrestha)

### Aliases

Siddhārtha Gautama, Shaka, Asmita, Zen'Oh, Siddhattha Gotama, Shakyamuni, Sage of the Shakyas, The Buddha, The Enlightened One, Shakyamuni, Lord Buddha, The Existence, Agent of Great Universal Will, the Awakened One, Perfectly Enlightened One, Honourable One, World-Honoured One, Sage of the Shakyas, The First Buddha, Holy Man of the Sakyas

### Affiliation

Four Great Sages, Brahman (Master), Maitreya (Successor)

## Physical Description

### Spirit of

Creation, Light, Existence, Generosity, Wisdom, Cosmos, Retribution, Goodness

## Relatives

### Offspring

Rāhula

**Siddhārtha Gautama**, also known as **Shaka**, the **Awakened One**, or simply **Buddha**, was a wandering abstinent and philosopher, originally a wealthy prince who abandoned all his glories in order to achieve enlightenment, who founded the practice of Buddhism.

## Overview

Siddhartha Gautama was a philosopher who lived from 564-483 BC, born as a prince who, after adulthood, abandoned all his riches and abundance in search of happiness, decided to live like a wandering man on earth. After years of living alone with nature, Siddhartha opened his eyes to awakening, becoming Buddha, touching the finger of God, becoming part of the Creator and one of its many aspects.

## Personality

Buddha is believed to be a very kind and compassionate individual, A very courageous and benevolent leader. He might have attained his calm and benevolent nature after being enlightened and facing multiple hardships that redeemed him from human sins, He is *The Awakened One.*

## Powers and Abilities

* **Enlightenment:** He can see the future indefinitely, true knowledge of good and evil, resistance to pure hatred and lust has shown resistance to the temptations of the demon māra. he has the understanding of the universe, he can bring the human being to its fulfillment.
* **Divination:** He can emanate light to bring the faithful and non-faithful to peace and knowledge and wisdom of the whole world.
* **Universal Meditation:** Is able to meditate and contemplate the universe and know anything in the world.
* **Eyes of the Buddha:** In a 1 vs 1 combat deadly or not, he can see the opponent's light and dodge in time and counterattack or just dodge.

## History

### Human Life

When he was still a young prince, Siddhartha had as a friend one of the richest men in India. His friend knew that his time was coming and he was going to leave, and the Buddha believed that if the path he took was a happy one, then he could die in peace. But his friend told him he wasn't happy, because despite having a lot of money, the simple things in life money can't buy. He had everything, but he felt he had nothing.

Then the day came and Siddhartha's friend left, and Siddhartha knew that he didn't leave happy, for he didn't live as he wanted. Siddhartha then meditated and realized that having everything did not bring happiness, and then decided to follow the opposite path, that is, Siddhartha decided to have nothing and abandoned his riches and his money to live in the wandering world without food and without money, surviving only with the that has.

He then followed his path, learning to be happy with the least and with the little he had, being grateful for small blessings without coveting more. Along the way, he was also helping people, without expecting or receiving anything in return. In this way, Siddhartha eventually awakened to Enlightenment.

### Journey to the West

After Sun Wukong, the monkey king was causing trouble to the heavens and the gods of various mythologies, the Emperor of China called for Buddha's help as he was the only man who could defeat Wukong. Buddha then teleported Wukong to his Heaven, where Buddha manifested to the Monkey King as a giant man with bronze-like skin and told Sun Wukong to try to escape his hand.

Sun Wukong then decided to show Buddha that he was stronger than him too and took a great leap, crossing the stars and galaxies of the heavens, going beyond the borders of the multiverse and megaverse and reaching the End of Infinity. At the end of Infinity there were only the five pillars of creation where Sun Wukong wrote his name as proof that he had arrived there. Wukong then jumped back to Buddha, believing he is the better.

Buddha didn't answer anything and just raised his hand to Wukong, who in shock looked at the Buddha's hand seeing in his finger his own signature that he had made on the pillar of creation. Buddha mentioned that Wukong was very foolish because everything was him, he was one with the whole universe and fighting him was like fighting the universe itself. Buddha then, to teach Wukong a lesson, placed a heavy mountain on him so that he could not escape.

## Myths and Legends

Siddhārtha Gautama (563-483 BCE) was a prince from a region in the south of present-day Nepal who, having renounced the throne, dedicated himself to the search for the eradication of the causes of human suffering and of all beings. He founded Buddhism, claiming to have found Enlightenment, reaching the heights of happiness and satisfaction by getting rid of the ego and overcoming the sense of "I". Despite being a Buddhist, he is also known and worshiped in several other religions, such as the Bahai Faith, which considers him one of the manifestations of God.

## Trivia

* Theologians have equated Gautama with Jesus Christ, Krishna, Amenominakanushi, Muhammad, and Maitreya.
* The kanji used for Buddha (全能, Zen'nō) means **Almighty**, **Omnipotent**, **Supreme Creator**, **Divine Creator** or **King of All**.
* While trying to achieve enlightenment, Buddha was tormented by the demon Hajun.