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Siddhartha's Birth And Enlightenment Analysis

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Describe the circumstances of Siddharth’s birth and enlightenment (148- 152). You also may watch the video posted to the course material section: Lord Buddha – birth of the Buddha.
Siddharth was born in 563 B.C.E to King Suddhodana and Queen Maya of the Shakya Dynasty. His Mother Queen Maya conceived the child after dreaming of a divine white elephant with six tusk flew down from the heavens and entered her womb. Siddharth was sheltered by his father the King after his mom died 7 days after he was born. He made sure his son's life was as perfect as possible, offering everything wonderful and nothing negative or upsetting. Siddhartha's father did not want his son to become one of these renouncers.
Siddhartha saw four things that changed his

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