The birth of Prince Siddhartha Gautama

The birth of Prince Siddhartha Gautama

Although King Suddhodana and Queen Maya long-married, but the children that they crave they had not yet acquired, until the time of Queen Maya reached the age of + / - 45 years.

When was Queen Maya Asalha participate in the celebration which lasted for seven days. After the celebration of the completion of Queen Maya bath with scented water, Uposatha vows and then went into the bedroom

During sleep the dream of Queen Maya obtain a grotesque. Queen dreamed that four Supreme Deity has raised and brought to Himava (Mount Everest) and put it under the tree in the Sala (slope) Manosilatala. Then the wife of the Great Gods Anotatta bathe in a lake, rubbed with fragrant oils and then put it plain clothes worn by the gods. Furthermore, the Queen led entering into a golden palace and recline on a divan good. That's where the white elephant holding a lotus flower in its trunk entered the room, around the couch as much as three times to enter the stomach and then Queen Maya from the right.

Queen tells the dream to the king and the king then summoned the Brahmins to ask the meaning of the dream.

The Brahmin explained that she will conceive a baby boy that would become a Cakkavatti (King of all kings) or a Buddha.

Indeed, since the day that the Queen and Queen Maya contains can see clearly that the unborn baby is sitting in a meditation posture with the front facing forward.

Ten months later at the Queen Vaisak crap beg the favor of the King to be able to give birth at her mother's house in Devadaha.

On the way to the Queen's entourage came Devadaha in Lumbini (now Rumminde in Pejwar, Nepal) is beautiful. In the Queen's garden party ordered to stop to rest. Queen happily walk in the park and stopped under Sala tree. At that time the Queen felt her stomach a little less comfortable. With the fast ladies in waiting to make curtain around the Queen. Queen hold onto branches Sala and the stance that the Queen gave birth to a baby boy. When it is right full moon in the month sidhi Vaisak in 623 BC

Four Maha Brahma received the baby with gold mesh and then from the sky down cold and hot water to bathe the baby to be fresh.

The baby itself is clean because there is no blood or other stains attached to his body. The baby was then stood upright and walked seven steps on seven lotus flowers toward the North.

Four Maha Brahma received the baby with gold mesh and then from the sky down cold and hot water to bathe the baby to be fresh.

The baby itself is clean because there is no blood or other stains attached to his body. The baby was then stood upright and walked seven steps on seven lotus flowers toward the North.

After walking seven baby steps and uttered the following words:

“Aggo ‘ham asmi lokassa.
jettho ‘ham asmi lokassa.
settho ‘ham asmi lokassa.
ayam antima jati,
natthi dani punabbhavo.”

Meaning:

"I am the leader in this world,

I'm the oldest in the world,

I'm the Greatest in the world,

This is the last birth,

there will be no rebirth again. "

A hermit named Asita (who is also called Kaladevala) while meditating in the Himalayas, notified by the gods of nature Tavatimsa that a baby has been born who would become Buddha. On the same day the ascetic Asita's visit to the Palace of King Suddhodana to see the baby.

After seeing the baby and noticed the sign of a Mahapurisa 32 ("great man"), the ascetic Asita salute to the baby which was then followed by King Suddhodana.

  After Asita salute laughing happily, but then began to cry.

Answering the question of King Suddhodana, the ascetic Asita explained, that the baby will become a Buddha, but because of his advanced age he himself no longer able to wait until the baby was later start gives His teachings.

Because urged by King Suddhodana who do not want their children to become a Buddha, then the ascetic Asita said, that one day the little prince should not see the four events, namely

1 parents

2. patient

3. the dead

4. holy hermit

If Prince was seen four such events , then he would immediately leave the palace and imprisoned for being Buddhist .

On the same day of birth anyway ( raised ) in this world :

1 . Princess Yasodhara , who later also known as Rahulamata ( mother of Rahula ) .

2 . Ananda, who later became aide remains of the Buddha.

3 . Kanthaka , which later became the horse of Prince Siddhattha .

4 . Channa , who later became the charioteer of Prince Siddhattha .

5 . Kaludayi , who later invited the Buddha to come back to Kapilavatthu .

6 . An elephant palace .

7 . Bodhi tree ; under this tree in the future prince Siddhattha gain enlightenment .

8 . Nidhikumbhi , jug place treasures .

Five days after the birth of the baby , King Suddhodana summoned his relatives gathered , together with 108 people to celebrate the Brahmin first child and also to choose a good name . Among the Brahmins Brahmins are 8 people who are proficient in fortune-telling , namely : Rama , Dhaja , Lakkhana , Manti , Kondanna , Bhoja , Suyama and Sudatta .

The forecasters , except Kondanna , predicted that the baby would become a Cakkavati ( King of all kings ) or will become a Buddha . Only Kondanna ( the youngest Brahmin ) alone say with certainty , that the baby will become a Buddha . The name that was chosen was Siddhattha which means " The achievement of all his ideals . "

Seven days after the birth of Prince Siddhattha , Queen Maya died and was reborn in the Tushita heaven .

King Suddhodana handed over to the care of the baby Pajapati Princess ( sister of Queen Maya ) who is also marrie