Many people “know” that that the Buddha “was born a Hindu.” But this, like the ideas that he was a prince and that he left home after seeing “the four sights” is also untrue. The “Hindu Prince” Writers often bundle myth of the Buddha having been born a Hindu together with his supposed princely status. For...| Wildmind
Just as virtually any book about the Buddha and his teachings tells us that he was a prince (the first myth I tackled), we’re also told that he renounced his kingdom because he saw “four sights.” This is the myth I want to tackle here. The story of the four sights The traditional story goes...| Wildmind