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The History Of Siddhartha

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Buddhism teaches people how to end their agony by eliminating greed, hatred, and ignorance. Buddhism was established in 500 BC and it started with a prince called Siddhartha, a representative of the Gautama clan. Siddhartha was known as Buddha. Siddhartha grew up living the luxury life of a young prince. Siddhartha married a girl called Yasodhara when he was sixteen. His father demanded him to live a life isolated from outside sources. However, that did not stop Siddhartha to wander out into the world. When Siddhartha turned twenty-nine, he left his wife, his newborn, and the kingdom in attempt to find a way to alleviate universal pain. For six years, Siddhartha practiced new ways of meditating with various religious teachers. In a random night,
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