Sitting_Buddha

Sitting Buddha 1.jpSitting Buddha 2.jpSitting Buddha 3.jpg The sitting Buddha is a statue of The historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama (also known as Buddha, Shakyamuni). Dressed in robes, seated in the lotus posture, his right hand reaches down with the gesture of Subduing Mara, or calling her to witness that he has achieved enlightenment, while his left hand in in the gesture of meditation. This statue is important because it represents when Siddhartha sits under the Bodhi tree, and vows not to move until he reaches enlightenment. At the break of dawn, Siddhartha's insight is accomplished, and he becomes a Buddha and the enlightened one. This statue is an example of what every Buddha wants to do, reach nirvana.
 * __SUMMARY__**

__**RESEARCH**__ "Statuary." lib.virginia.edu. 1997. September 8, 2009. http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/dead/statuary.html

"Life of the Buddha." History Resource Center: World. 2006. September 9, 2009 [|http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/History/]

"Siddhartha Gautama." //World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras//. ABC-CLIO, 2009. Web. 9 Sep. 2009. 

The first site was given to us when we started the project, just as some background information on our topic, The Sitting Buddha, sometimes known as Siddhartha Gautama. The second site was found using the MICDS Library "databases" link. Then, I scrolled down to the "History/Social Studies" section and used the "Gale World History Resource Center" website for the second link, and the "ABCCLIO Ancient World History" website to find the third link

**__Pictures__**
Sitting Buddha 1: Courtesy of http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/dead/statuary.html Sitting Buddha 2: courtesy of http://wisdomquarterly.blogspot.com/2009/07/can-one-be-christian-and-buddhist-wq.html Sitting Buddha 3: Courtesy of http://thaibuddha-tanapat.blogspot.com/2007_08_01_archive.html

FACTS ON THE SITTING BUDDHA FROM THE SITES LISTED ABOVE:
 * There is no //one// narrative to how the Buddha first came about. The story varies with time and place.
 * The Key Concepts of Buddha:


 * 1) conception
 * 2) birth
 * 3) palace and youth of life
 * 4) departure
 * 5) asceticism
 * 6) enlightenment
 * 7) teaching
 * 8) death


 * Siddhartha Gautama started out his life as the son of a King. He was surrounded with many riches, and sensual things. After seeing a sick man, an old man, a dead man, and an ascetic, Siddhartha decided to leave all of his riches and follow the teaching of the ascetic. Siddhartha then spent six years studying the ways of the ascetic, and finally accomplished each of the goals.
 * The Buddha made enlightenment in the world to remove the pain of suffering from life.
 * He believed in non-violence.
 * Gautama's religion, Buddhism is now the most widespread of all modern religions.
 * Believed in meditation and self denial.
 * Reach "nirvana" by following the Eightfold Path.