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Why does Siddhartha starve himself?
Because this was the recommended way for spiritual people at the time. He later decided that starving himself did not lead to the end of suffering, and so he came up with "The Middle Way", avoiding the two extremes of luxury and self-mortification.
What extreme ways of living did Siddhartha experience that helped him pick the middle way of living?
I don´t the answer, to find info you should read history text book. or maybe asked your teacher mr. paivanas
What does my child you have hit on a capital idea mean?
It's another way of saying, "My child, you have come up with a great idea."
Does the oil you use come all the way from Alaska?
Not most. Most oil comes from the Middle East.
How come you have pictures of the Milky Way when our planet is in the middle of it?
There are many satilites in outer space that where sent off so it and we can see the milky way.
What Siddhartha Gautama teach?
Siddhartha Gautama, better known as Buddha, taught the Middle Way. This is the Buddhist belief in a balance between hedonism and total asceticism.
Why did Siddhartha Gautama leave Hinduism?
Siddhartha has no problem with vedic religion he has problem with suffering life, he want to make his life without pain and without sorrow, happiness is not our aim of life . good and bad go hand to hand, he want to free from this cycle
How do you describes the Middle Way?
Buddhism IS the middle path. When it was started, Siddhartha only saw extremes around him - extreme indulgence or extreme restraint. He didn't think extreme indulgence was the way to end suffering, and when he tried extreme restraint he became so thin from not eating that his mind couldn't function properly. So he started a new way of moderation, and became The Buddha.
Where does the idea of the code of chivalry come from?
Code of Chivalry- The idea comes from the stories of king Arthur and his chivalric knights. Chivalry is basiclly a way of behaving, a way of life, wich was glorified in king arthur tales.
What is the middle way elizebeth the first?
The middle way is: your not rich or poor your in the middle. (:
When was The Middle Way created?
The Middle Way was created in 1938.
Siddhartha spent several years fasting and practicing what?
Siddhartha spent several years fasting and practicing asceticism, which is a severe self-discipline that avoids all type of human indulgences. However, he later rejected this type harsh type of asceticism because it impeded the ultimate path to nirvana. He modified this to a practice that while not descending into the self denial of asceticism, did not cross over into luxury and indulgence either.
