There suddenly
he found the answer and got True Knowledge.
That tree came to be called the Bo tree.Siddhartha
was called the Buddha or the Enlightened One, because he found True Knowledge.
The Buddha began preaching it to the world.
He lived long. He taught the way to overcome sorrow.
You will learn about his teachings when you grow up.
The religion he taught is called Buddhism. Many people joined him. Buddhism became a world
religion.
The people who follow his teachings are called Buddhists.
Today a quarter of the world follows his teachings.
The followers of the Buddha were great lovers of art.
They carved many temples out of rocks in our country.
They have given us many great paintings also.
You can see the statues of the Buddha in Buddha temples. |
