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563 BCE
Siddhartha is Born
He was born into a rich family, with his father being a chieftain. He was born in Lumbini -
547 BCE
Siddhartha Marries Yashodhara
At age 16, Siddhartha takes Yashodhara's hand in marriage. -
534 BCE
Siddhartha leaves the Palace
He is exposed to the sufferings of the world that his father had longed to keep secluded from him. Here, he witnessed the Four Sights. -
533 BCE
Siddhartha Announces his Renunciation
Upon returning from the outside world, he understands his purpose in life, effectively announcing his renunciation from the Palace and giving up his life of luxury and royalty. -
532 BCE
Siddhartha Reaches Enlightenment
He had learnt many skills regarding his venture to reaching enlightenment. He learnt the ascetic ways and meditation. From the period that he began his journey to the moment, he reached Enlightenment, Siddhartha had experimented with many extremities. During his ascetic life, he had fainted due to malnourishment. Through this, he had settled on a 'Middle Way', halfway between indulgence and suffering. As such, he settled under a Bodhi Tree. -
532 BCE
Siddhartha Delivers his First Sermon
In his First Sermon, he explained the Four Noble Truths and ultimately encouraged the common people into his way of life. -
487 BCE
Siddhartha's Death
For 45 years, Siddhartha would stay true and loyal in his pursuit of spreading the word of Buddhism to the common people before his inevitable death at the age of 80.