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Buddha was a real historical character at the
same time he was a mythical man of legend. Buddhist mythology is replete with legends
relating to his birth. It is believed that Buddha had come into being after
through a series of birth and death. In some he was reborn as human and in
some, as an animal. And that Buddha is the final phase in which
he achieved the ultimate Nirvana, the parinirvana. According to a
Tibetan belief, that he would be reborn, had been prophesied many
years before Gautam Buddha was born. He was born in 544 B.C. in a garden at Lumbini, of Northern India, now Nepal. He was the son of Suddhadhan, the king of Lumbini, and was an heir to the throne. Like all prophets his birth was legendary. According to one story, Queen Mayadevi was strolling in the garden at Lumbini. Feeling tired, she sat under a tree and fell asleep. She dreamt that a six-tusked white elephant had entered her body. Following this the queen gave birth to a child through the right side of her ribcage. After the birth of the child, named Siddhartha, his horoscope was made.
So, Siddhartha lived his early life as a prince.And the prince was a man of exceptional physical appearance.
In fact, there are numerous references to the perfection of his physical body.And the charming young Prince was married to Princess Yashodhara
at a tender age. So as to get him more involved in worldly affair. Soon
Siddhartha became father. But things soon turned out to be altogether
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