Sakyamuni

__ S AKYAMUNI B UDDHA __ by--Yiting Huang



__ Biography __ ** Sakyamuni was a prince of India, he is the founder of Buddhism, he gave up his throne to found Buddism. ** ** Sakyamuni Buddha was an Asian spiritual leader who lived between approximately 563 BC and 483 BC. Born Siddhartha Gautama, he later became the Buddha. He is also commonly known as Sakyamuni and as the Tathagata Gautama was a contemporary of Mahavira. **

** Sakyamuni is the key figure in Buddhism. Accounts of his life, discourses, and monastic rules, were summarized after his death and memorized by the sangha. Passed down by oral tradition ****. **

__ HIS LIFE __

** This day, Sakyamuni born in widely celebrated in Buddhist countries as Vesak Day. Sakyamuni’s father was a chieftain he was born a prince he destined to a life of luxury. **  **   When Sakyamuni had been to marrying age, his father ask he to marry to a young woman, Yashodhara, she gave birth to a son, Rahula. Although Sakyamuni had everything, but he was dissatisfied. **  **  At age 29, Sakyamuni  ** ** was escorted by his attendant Channa on one of his rare visits outside of the palace. There, he came across the "four sights": an old crippled man, a diseased man, a decaying corpse, and finally an ascetic. Gautama realized then the harsh truth of life -- that death, disease, age, and pain were inescapable. Thus inspired, **** Sakyamuni **left his home and his family and chose to become a monk.**  ** ** He **** Abandoning his inheritance, he dedicated his life to learning how to overcome suffering. He pursued the path of Yogic meditation with two Brahmin hermits, and although he achieved high levels of meditative consciousness, he was not satisfied with this path. **   **  Gautama then chose the robes of a mendicant monk and headed to southeastern India. He began training in the ascetic life and practicing vigorous austere practices. After 6 years, and at the brink of death, he found that the severe ascetic practices did not lead to greater understanding. Once discarding them and concentrating on meditation, he discovered the middle way, a path of moderation away from the extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification. Under a fig tree, now know as the Bodhi tree, he vowed never to leave the position until he found Truth. At the age of 35, he attained Enlightenment under the full moon in May. He was then known as Gautama Buddha, or simply "The Buddha", which means "the awakened one". **
 * This day, Sakyamuni born in widely celebrated in Buddhist countries as Vesak Day. Sakyamuni’s father was a chieftain he was born a prince he destined to a life of luxury. **

** Part 3 – Reflections ** ** ** >  - Focus, have ability to let go, work hard > **  - In the dictionary it wrote “the achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted. ** > **  - To lose my weight. ** >  - They are not really focus on their job and lazy
 *  What is success?
 * - ﻿You achieve your goal
 * What personal qualities are needed for success?
 *  Find a dictionary definition of success
 * ** Form your own definition of success **
 * ** Why do people fall short of achieving their potential? **
 * Why does God want us to achieve our full potential?


 * - God want us to achieve our full potential because if we have full potential we can use it if we need but if we don’t
 * we would have to learn that during the adversity.
 *  - **  We can help other people  **