Siddhartha Gautama (c. 566 BC to 486 BC) was a sage and traveling teacher who lived in the area of today's northern India and Nepal. In Buddhist life, Buddha becomes the mythical prototype of the "divine man" in accordance with the Indus tradition, which has many features in common with perfect people in other religions.
Sidarta Gautama was born around 560 r. ie, in the small Sakya Republic in modern Nepal, at a time when this region was one of the centers of intellectual and spiritual activity. Sidartin's father was a member of the Council of the Sakha Republic and he described himself as a Kashriya, a member of the ruling caste. However, he left the palace and became a beggar under the name Gautama. Leaving two teachers who taught him something related to the philosophy and practice of yoga, he joined with five other students in the brutal torture of the body. Realizing the futility of such ruthless asceticism, he began to preach moderation as the middle path. After awakening, he first went to Varanasi to give five peers, with whom he lived six years of ascetic life, the first word in Eleni Park about the four noble truths;it became known as the "Word of the Beginning of the Dharma Point." After listening to him and believing him, he became his first follower. After the first sermon, the congregations grew rapidly, attracting priests, kings, and ascetics. For the next 45 years, Buddha preached in northeastern India. Indian Buddhism, along with other rising ascetic movements, was a challenge to a self-sufficient and stratified Indian society.
After the death of Buddha, Mahakashappa became his successor, not a faithful disciple and secretary of Ananda, who for twenty years was in direct service to the Awakened One, and he did not have free time to perfect meditation in order to become an architect. When Mahakasapa invited the archaeologists to the monarch's meeting in Raghah, Ananda was not involved. Ananda appeared on Saturday reciting the words (sutras) while another disciple, Upali, passed on the rules of discipline (wine) that he had learned from the Buddha to future generations.
