Lord Buddha

By Renu Saran

God is the encouraging force behind every success. Faith in God makes one self-confident and brave. Here, in this series, we present the interesting tales related to Gods and Goddesses of India written in simple and easy language with beautiful illustrations. They will definitely increase the knowledge of a child regarding the great Indian culture, beliefs and rituals.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Diamond Books
• Release date: Oct 27, 2020
• ISBN: 9798128819758

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Gods & Goddesses of India

Lord Buddha

eISBN: 979-81-2881-975-8

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Edition: 2014

Lord Buddha

By - Renu Saran

Contents

The Strange Dream

Buddha is Born

Loss of Maternal Love

Gautami, the Doting Mother

Siddhartha’s Education

The Rescue of a Swan

The Justice

Siddhartha is Seen Meditating

A Palace for Siddhartha

Siddhartha Marries Yasodhara

Rahul is Born

Siddhartha is Unhappy

Siddhartha and the Old Man

Siddhartha and the Sick Man

Siddhartha and the Dead Man

Siddhartha Leaves Palace

Prince Siddhartha as a Monk

Siddhartha Meets Bimbisara

The Enlightenment

First Five Disciples

Four Noble Truths

Sangha

The Inevitable Death

Amrapali

Angulimala

Meeting with Yasodhara

Devadutta and Ajatshatru

Women as Equals

Nirvana

The Strange Dream

A long time ago in India, there lived a king named Suddhodana and a queen named Maha Maya. They ruled Kapilvastu, a small yet prosperous kingdom in the Himalayan foothills. The king was kind and courteous. He had four brothers. Their names were Shuktodana, Amritodana, Dhautodana and Shukrodana.

One full moon night, the queen dreamt of four devas. They carried her to a lake and rested her on a soft bed. Soon, a white elephant came running. It was carrying a lotus flower. Suddenly, it moved around the queen thrice and disappeared. Next morning, the queen decided to inform the king about her dream.

My Lord, I saw a weird dream, the queen narrated the dream to her husband.

What did the elephant do? asked the king.

It ran around me thrice and when I tried to catch, it turned into a puff of cloud and got into my belly, said the queen.

Strange! the king was surprised.

The king immediately sent for the royal astrologer.

Gurudeva, the queen is upset about the dream!

Your Highness! There’s nothing to worry. The dream is very auspicious.

What do you mean Gurudeva?

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