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Gautama Buddha

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Siddhartha: Puzzle Pack
58,800 words, approx. 196 pages
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Siddhartha: LitPlan Teacher Pack
42,000 words, approx. 140 pages
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Biography

Name: Buddha, The
Birth Date: April 8, 563 B.C.
Death Date: February 25, 483 B.C.
Place of Birth: Kapilavastu, India
Place of Death: Kusinagara, India
Nationality: Indian
Gender: Male
Occupations: religious teacher, philosopher

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Biography of Buddha, The
2,793 words, approx. 9 pages
The Buddha (563-480 B.C.) was an Indian philosopher, religious teacher, and the historical founder of Buddhism. He is regarded variously as a human spiritual teacher or an omniscient, active deity. India during the 6th century B.C. was a land of...


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Gautama Buddha Quotes
1,997 words, approx. 7 pages
Gautama Buddha (c. 563 - c. 483 BC) was a philosopher , teacher , and religious leader. " Buddha ", meaning " awakened one " or " enlightened one " is a title, not a name; the Shakyamuni Buddha, whose original name was Siddhartha Gautama , was the...


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Siddhartha Gautama Summary
841 words, approx. 3 pages
(c. 566 BCE–486 BCE), founder of Buddhism. Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, was also titled Sakyasinha and later Sakyamuni, or Sage of the Sakyas. He was born into a princely Kshatriya-caste family in Kapilavastu, on the border between...
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Buddha : Hindu Terms
240 words, approx. 1 pages
(the Enlightened or the Awakened One; cca 563–483 B.C.) a title or a designation for a man, in early Buddhist sources described as prince Siddhattha Gotama of the Sakya clan, who reached enlightenment and became the teacher of ‘gods and...
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Gautama Buddha : Gods and Goddesses , Devil and Demons
169 words, approx. 1 pages
His real name was Siddharta of the Gautama family (Pali form Gotama); poetically he is also called Šakyamuni—‘the wise man of Šakya race’. He was able to withstand all the temptations put in his way by his adversary →...
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SiddhāRtha (Sk.) Siddhattha : Buddhist Terms
21 words, approx. 1 pages
The personal name of Gautama (P.Gotama), who became the Buddha. It means ‘he whose aim is...
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Gautama Buddha Information
5,234 words, approx. 17 pages
Standing Buddha sculpture, ancient region of Gandhara, northern Pakistan, 1st century CE, Musée Guimet. Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher from ancient India and the founder of Buddhism.[1] He is generally...


News and Journals
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Philosophy East and West
Community, Violence, and Peace: Aldo Leopold, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Gautama the Buddha in the Twenty-first Century.(Review)
07/01/2001: 2,175 words, approx. 7 pages
Community, Violence, and Peace: Aldo Leopold, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Gautama the Buddha in the Twenty-first Century. By A. L. Herman. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1999. Pp. xi + 245. Community, Violence and Peace: Aldo...
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School Library Journal
The Prince Who Ran Away: The Story of Gautama Buddha. (Nonfiction). (book review)
12/01/2001: 189 words, approx. 1 pages
ROCKWELL, Anne. The Prince Who Ran Away: The Story of Gautama Buddha. illus. by Fahimeh Amiri. unpaged. CIP. Knopf/Borzoi. 2001. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-679-89188-9; PLB $18.99. ISBN 0-679-99188-3. LC number unavailable. Gr 2-5--Combining aspects of folklore and biography, Rockwell creates a life...
 


Criticism and Essays
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Essay Grade: 92%
Life is Meaningless: The Existentialism of Herman Hesse in "Siddhartha"
2,924 words, approx. 10 pages
Writer Hermann Hesse's novels, like Siddhartha, support his contention that seeking enlightenment is futile because there is no universal meaning to life. In "Siddhartha," Hesse views Eastern religions as empty because life is meaningless and happiness is possible only by accepting this.
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Essay Grade: 88%
The Evolution of Buddha
1,768 words, approx. 6 pages
During the era of the Silk Routes through China and India and the known Western world, Siddhartha Gandharan was the catalyst for the Buddhist religion, which has its origins in second century northern India. A history of Buddha is included as well as its long-lasting influence on art.
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Essay Grade: 88%
Society and Existentialism in "Siddhartha" and "The Outsider"
1,699 words, approx. 6 pages
A comparison of the portrayal of society and existentialism in "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse and "The Outsider" by Albert Camus. Siddhartha sees knowledge about all thing in his quest for nirvana. Mersault, in contrast, is indifferent to society as he reacts little to life's events.
 


Gautama Buddha Study Pack

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