Now, I have told you about Buddha's life 23 times, and in this 24th installment, Buddha's life will finally come to an end.

In this article we will discuss Buddha's final journey and his death and cremation. Buddha's 80-year life finally comes to an end.

We have seen the rapid expansion of the Buddist cult in the past articles, but when it has grown so rapidly, there are bound to be people who are not happy about it.

Although it is not a very serious incident in the life of Buddha, I would like to introduce here an episode that can be of great help to those of us living today.

Up to the last article, I have talked about the rapid expansion of the Buddha cult.

With the addition of capable disciples and the support of great kings and merchants, the Order of Buddha emerged as a truly great cult.

The chief of the group, Buddha, is finally returning to his birthplace. In this article, we will discuss how it all happened.

The main character in this article is a great merchant named Sudatta. He became famous for donating the Gion Shosha to Buddha, and that "Voice of the Bell of the Gion Shosha..." comes from this Gion Shosha. The devotion of the great merchant had a great influence on Buddhism.

In this article, I will discuss the history of the Gion Seisho and my actual experience of walking there.

In the previous article, I talked about the rapid expansion of the Buddha Order with the addition of talented disciples, but in this article, we will look at another aspect of the expansion of the Buddha Order apart from the "addition of disciples. The moment when the Buddha Order finally became a huge force will be discussed in this article.
This is where the encounter with King Bimbisara of Magadha comes alive.

Starting with this article, we will finally look at Buddha's later life.

The Buddhist Order was born with the first turning of the wheel in Sarnath, and from this point on, it quickly and rapidly expanded. In this article, I will discuss the entry of talented disciples who were a major factor in the rapid expansion of the Order of Buddha.

Buddha first preached his teachings at the First Turning in Sarnath. The five companions who heard his teachings were instantly enlightened. To us moderns, the teachings of the Four Noble Truths are so simple that we may wonder if we can really be enlightened by them.

In my last article, I discussed the historical background of the times in which Buddha lived. As I mentioned in that article, the social factor that the times demanded Buddha was also a powerful factor in his success. And in this article, I will talk about some of Buddha's rivals. The best way to find out what was innovative about Buddha's teachings is to compare them with other teachings.

Some of you may have been surprised by what I said in my last article about going back to the Indus civilization, but when you listen to what I have to say, you may say, "Oh! I see!" I think you may have nodded your head and said, "I see! The flow of history and historical background are important. In this article, we will finally talk about the very period in which the Buddha was active.