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The Buddha Shakyamuni


The Buddha Śākyamuni was born in Lumbini in the noble land of India. He was born in a Kshatriya family. Gautama was his ancestral lineage. His radiance extended for one fathom. His father was Śuddhodana and his mother was Māyādevī. His son was Rāhula and his principal attendant was Ānanda. Amongst his disciples Upatissa was the most supreme in terms of wisdom., and Kolita for his miraculous powers. In his first assembly there were two hundred and fifty thousand monks. He lived for eighty years. The holy doctrine that he set into motion will last for five thousand years. His relics are still in the process of multiplying. All the present Buddhas should be illustrated by this