Buddha example sentences

Many people were uneasy with such ideas and turned to the teachings of the Buddha or the Jainas according to which it was possible to overcome social differences and break the cycle of rebirth through personal effort.The Buddha preached his first sermon at the city of Benares, most holy of the dipping places on the River Ganges; that sermon has been preserved and is given here.It reflects the Buddha s wisdom about one inscrutable kind of suffering.Gautama Buddha began life as a prince named Siddhartha Gautama, in northern India.At that point he became known as the Buddha (the Awakened or the Enlightened).