Gautama Buddha

The Man Closest to God

### Titles

Sage of the Shakyas, The Buddha, The Enlightened One, Lord Buddha, The Existence, Agent of Great Universal Will, the Awakened One

## Profile

### Race

Human turned to Buddha (Avatar of Vishnu)

### Personify

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

## Relationships

### Other Relationships

God (Master), Vishnu (True Self), Jesus Christ (Friend), Maitreya (Succesor)

## Other

### Status

Dead, but alive as a transcendent being

**Siddhārtha Gautama**, also known as **Shaka**, the **Awakened One**, or simply **Buddha**, was an ascetic and sage, originally a wealthy prince who abandoned all his glories in order to achieve enlightenment, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.

## Overview

He is believed to have lived and taught mostly in the eastern part of Ancient India sometime between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE. The Buddha was also responsible for the imprisonment of the Monkey King known as Sun Wukong after he defied the Heavens.

## 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.*

## History

Although born a prince, he realized that conditioned experiences could not provide lasting happiness or protection from suffering. After a long spiritual search he went into deep meditation, where he realized the nature of mind. He achieved the state of unconditional and lasting happiness: the state of enlightenment, of Buddhahood. This state of mind is free from disturbing emotions and expresses itself through fearlessness, joy and active compassion. For the rest of his life, the Buddha taught anyone who asked how they could reach the same state.

The Buddha decided he had to leave his royal responsibilities and his family in order to realize full enlightenment. He left the palace secretly, and set off alone into the forest. Over the next six years, he met many talented meditation teachers and mastered their techniques.

Always he found that they showed him mind’s potential but not mind itself. Finally, at a place called Bodhgaya, the future Buddha decided to remain in meditation until he knew mind’s true nature and could benefit all beings. After spending six days and nights cutting through mind’s most subtle obstacles, he reached enlightenment on the full moon morning of May, a week before he turned thirty-five.

At the moment of full realization, all veils of mixed feelings and stiff ideas dissolved and Buddha experienced the all-encompassing here and now. All separation in time and space disappeared. Past, present, and future, near and far, melted into one radiant state of intuitive bliss. He became timeless, all-pervading awareness. Through every cell in his body he knew and was everything. He became Buddha, the Awakened One. After his enlightenment, Buddha traveled on foot throughout northern India. He taught constantly for forty-five years. People of all castes and professions, from kings to courtesans, were drawn to him. He answered their questions, always pointing towards that which is ultimately real.

## Trivia

* Gautama Buddha have as a friend to Jesus Christ, who is also an avatar of a god

## Image Sources

* (buddhism\_by\_rainbowhorrors\_d8uopvt-fullview.png) Buddhism by RainbowHorrors