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.

In this article, I would like to take a break from the life of the Buddha and talk about the historical background of India. If you know the historical background, you will understand how unique Buddha's teachings were. Although this is a large scale story about the history of India, I will try to keep it as brief as possible, so I hope you will bear with me.

In the previous article, I wrote about Buddha's hesitation to preach to the people immediately after his enlightenment. However, Brahman, the supreme deity of India, finally persuaded him to preach to the people. In this article, I would like to talk about the Buddha's first preaching. The history of the Buddhist Order began with this very sermon.

Buddha finally attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya. After enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, Buddha went into deep meditation. During this time, many things happened. The most important of these is the episode of Brahma's invocation. Brahman, the supreme deity of India, visited him when he was hesitant to preach to the people.

Buddha's six years of asceticism were conducted with unimaginable stoicism. A look at the famous fasting Buddha of Gandhara will give you an idea of the grandeur of his life.

Buddha's strength is restored by Sujata's milk porridge, and he is finally on his way to enlightenment. In this article, we will look at Buddha's enlightenment.

In the previous article, we talked about Buddha's six years of severe asceticism, and now the day of his attaining enlightenment has arrived. In this article, we will talk about Buddha just before his attainment of enlightenment.

Sujata, the famous soup company, is also based on this episode.

The Buddha came to the great country of Magadha. He came all the way to Magadha to learn from the best meditators of the time, from whom he learned meditation, the basis of his ascetic practice. In this article, we will talk about Buddha's life of severe asceticism. The famous image of the fasting Buddha in Gandhara is the Buddha in this period of asceticism.