The Life of Buddha

00:00:07 Five hundred years before Christ a young prince set out on a journey.

00:02:06 and clarity are seen by some as a religion, others a philosophy, even a psychotherapy.

00:03:53 began to root the Buddha's life in historical fact.

00:05:56 for Kapilavastu - one in India the other in Nepal.

00:07:50 to say the conception story of Jesus, where you have angels appearing.

00:09:54 But he also noticed that Siddharta was a deeply thoughtful and curious child.

00:11:41 he eagerly participated.

00:13:41 The connection to Buddhist meditation

00:15:54 and Siddhartha pestered his father to allow him out of the palace.

00:17:57 He asked Chana if anyone could become sick and again he was shocked

00:20:09 The account of the four signs I see as quite an effective story way

00:22:21 He asked Chana to carry them back to the palace.

00:24:11 - until a new wave of thinkers began to challenge this.

00:26:10 by controlling your breathing or sometimes fasting

00:28:11 He fasted for so long his life hung by a thread.

00:30:09 By chance Siddharta came across a musician tuning his sitar.

00:32:26 He starts to focus the mind by attention to the slow movement of the breath coming

00:35:45 The faces of Mara's daughters began to rot before Siddharta's eyes.

00:37:41 which are the foundation of all Buddhist beliefs

00:39:48 So now I say I explain Buddhism in two words

00:42:01 purely to practice meditation, purely to practice the life of a recluse.

00:44:09 it helps us to be more calm and controlled in our mind

00:46:07 both in terms of the actual spread of Buddhism

00:48:09 Buddhist temples have been built in Bodh Gaya representing