Siddhartha Gautama was born a prince in the 6th century BCE. Legend has it that he grew weary of palace life and left his wife, son and destiny as a future ruler to find the answer to the age-old question of human suffering. After six years of relentless searching, he reached Awakening and decided to teach his method to anyone who would listen. His 45 year teaching career involved long wanderings across what is now Northern India, punctuated by yearly retreats in monsoon season, which is where we meet him today.

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