This depiction represents the Buddha at the time of dying, at which
point he gave his final instructions to 12 disciples gathered around
him, and then he adopted this reclining pose and passed into Nirvana.
Gautama Buddha was born in 563 B.C. in northeast India. The Buddha
was the son of the King of the Sakyas. Suddhodana, who ruled at
Kapilavastu, on the border of Nepal. His mother was Queen Maya. He
was named Sakyas, Suddhodana, who ruled at Kapilavastu, on the border
of Nepal. His mother was Queen Maya. He was named Siddhartha. He
lived amidst the pleasures of palace life and at age 16 he was
married to Princess Yasodhara. They had a son named Rahula. After
seeing a decrepid old man, an invalid, and an ascetic beggar, he
learned of suffering and decided to embrace asceticism. Soon
afterwards, at age 29, Siddhartha left the palace and his family and
went to or, as he is still called, Sakyamuni (The ascetic of the
Sakyas). One day, meditating under a sacred figtee, he attained
perfect illumination (Bodhi). He had become a Buddha. From there on
he traveled and preached for 44 years what was to become one of the
main religions of the world. He died at Kusinagara at age 80.

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