Everything you need to know about Buddhism
Birth of Buddha (Symbol=Lotus or Bull) Siddhartha Gautama was born in 563 B.C. at Kapilavastu,Lumbini(Nepal) his father Suddhodhana was the king of Sakya clan,which was a republic.The mother's name of Siddhartha was Mahamaya,she was a koshalan princess.She died after 7 days of giving birth to Siddhartha.Mahapajapati Gotami looked after him when his mother died.She was his step-mother.She was the sister of Maya.She was also the first bhikkhuni(Buddhist Nun).Prince Siddhartha was married at the age of 16 to Yashodhara and had a son named Rahula. Mahabhinishkramana (Symbol=Horse) From the start Siddhartha had a meditative mind set.At the age of 29 for the first time when he goes out with his charioteer Chandaka then he sees the four scenes which had a great impact on his life.The four scenes which effect him that much were first an old man,second a sick person,third a dead man and fourth an ascetic.After each scene he asked the Chandaka questions about them tha