Tag Archives: Buddha

The Life of Buddha

The story of Prince Siddhartha and his spiritual transformation into the Buddha.
Life of the Buddha. (BuddhaNet)
Related:
Buddha’s Compassion And The Story of Kisa Gotami and The Mustard Seed.

Colors in Buddhism

From Colors of Religion: Buddhism.
The principle colors involved in Buddhism are Blue, Black, White, Red, Green, and Yellow, and each — except for Black — are aligned to a specific Buddha.
See Five Wisdom Buddhas for the five qualities of the Buddha and each Buddha’s color.
Each of the five Buddhas first identifies a specific human [...]

Buddha’s Compassion And The Story of Kisa Gotami and The Mustard Seed

From Access to Insight.
When Kisa Gotami’s young child had died, she refused to believe he was dead. After asking many people — in vain — for medicine that would revive the child, she was finally directed to the Buddha. When she told him her story, he offered to provide medicine for the child, but he [...]