Biography of Sakyamuni Buddha
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First, Siddhattha remembered his previous lives. Next,
he saw how beings are reborn according to the law of Kamma. He saw that
good deeds lead away from suffering to peace and happiness and bad deeds
to more suffering. Then he saw that the origin of suffering is selfish
desire, which arises from ignorance. Finally, he attained full freedom
from selfishness and ignorance, which is called Nibbana. So, at the age
of 35, Siddhattha Gotama became Buddha, the Supreme Enlightened One. |
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