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'''Buddha Shakyamuni''' ([[Wyl.]] ''sangs rgyas shakya thub pa'') - the Indian prince Gautama Siddhartha, who reached [[enlightenment]] (and thus became a [[buddha]]) in the sixth century B.C., and who taught the spiritual path followed by millions all over the world, known today as Buddhism.
'''Buddha Shakyamuni''' ([[Wyl.]] ''sangs rgyas shakya thub pa'') - the Indian prince Gautama Siddhartha, who reached [[enlightenment]] (and thus became a [[buddha]]) in the sixth century B.C., and who taught the spiritual path followed by millions all over the world, known today as Buddhism.
==Disciples==
*[[:Category:Buddha Shakyamuni's Disciples|Buddha Shakyamuni's Disciples]]


==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==
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==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/treasury_blessings.html The Treasury of Blessings: A Practice of Buddha Shakyamuni by Mipham Rinpoche]
*[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/treasury_blessings.html The Treasury of Blessings: A Practice of Buddha Shakyamuni by Mipham Rinpoche]
*[http://www.himalayanart.org/pages/shakyamuni/index.html Shakyamuni Buddha Outline page at Himalayan Art]


[[Category:Buddhas and Deities]]
[[Category:Buddhas and Deities]]
[[Category:Historical Figures]]
[[Category:Historical Figures]]
[[Category:Buddha Shakyamuni]]
[[Category:Buddha Shakyamuni]]

Revision as of 07:51, 7 August 2009

Buddha Shakyamuni

Buddha Shakyamuni (Wyl. sangs rgyas shakya thub pa) - the Indian prince Gautama Siddhartha, who reached enlightenment (and thus became a buddha) in the sixth century B.C., and who taught the spiritual path followed by millions all over the world, known today as Buddhism.

Disciples

Further Reading

Internal Links

External Links