Ritual Objects & Deities - Softcover

Mukhiya N Lama

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9937623227 ISBN 13: 9789937623223

Publisher: &Mills Boom

Synopsis

Language: English
Pages: 130

Back of the Book Around two thousand six hundred years ago in Kapilvastu, Limbini, now the southern part of Nepal, a genius prince named Siddhartha was born as a child of king Suddhodana and queen Mayadevi. He was predicted that he would either become an emperor or renounce the world for a great spiritual destiny.The king had no interest in seeing his son wander off into the forest in the pursuit of spiritual perfection. He ordered his ministers not to expose the prince to any form of tragedy or allow him to lack anything he desired. Siddhartha remained away from any glimpse of misery and suffering, growing up unaware of the reality of the outside world. Prince Siddhartha was a gifted child. He received the best education, he excelled in sports and physical exploits, and he was the best archer. He had a quick, clear intellect combined with tenderness.Though he was young he used to think a lot about spirituality and humanity. Siddhartha married to Yashodhara at the age of nineteen and the couple had a son, Rahula. Siddhartha was now twenty-nine but the questions of his youth were still in his head. Does life have a purpose? Is there nothing more to hope for than a few friends, a loving family and some memories to savor before one goes? Siddhartha managed to convince his father to agree to a day outside the walls of his states. The king made sure the city was ready: not a single poor, no one sick, no one unhappy was to be present along the prince's route. Despite these efforts,the young prince caught sight of a decrepit old man, diseased man, a dead man, and a monk. He saw perilous situation in the human society where there was poverty, suffering, and illness. Siddhartha deliberately consider finding out the

Edition details

• Publisher: &Mills Boom
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9937623227
• ISBN 13: 9789937623223
• Binding: Paperback