Is there really Sakyamuni in history?

Sakyamuni did exist in history, and he was a real person.

Although many myths and legends about Sakyamuni's life are recorded in Buddhist scriptures, there are also many historical facts, and the basic outline is reliable. The birthplace of Sakyamuni is at the site of Tirolakoti in Tami, Nepal today.

King Ashoka erected a stone pillar here more than 200 years after the death of Sakyamuni, indicating that this is the birthplace of Sakyamuni and the relic of the buried Buddha, and the stone pillar has been preserved. Archaeologists also excavated the relic altar of Sakyamuni here.

The four noble truths, eight right paths and twelve karma of Buddhism were systematically expounded by later generations, but the outline of Buddhism may have been put forward by Sakyamuni. Accordingly, it can be said that Sakyamuni did exist in history, and he was the founder of Buddhism.

Extended data:

Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, is the Sakyamuni of the ancient Kapylovi Kingdom in China. He existed in the middle of the first Millennium BC, and many people in later generations were infected by him and believed in Buddhism. His teaching has given people great and profound significance.

Mrs. Moyev passed through the big garden on her way. When Mrs Moyev was walking in the garden, she saw a tall carefree tree hanging down like an umbrella cover. The lady looked happy, raised her right hand and touched the branch. The prince was born from the right, all golden.

When the prince grew up, he cut his hair and became a shaman. He told Cheney to take his long hair cut back to his father's palace. The prince led five followers to the ascetic forest in Jia 'er Mountain by the Nile Zen River, and persisted for six years.

One day, Prince Siddhartha, alone, walked to a leafy Biboro tree and sat cross-legged. At that time, I made an oath: if I can't prove the supreme consciousness, I would rather let this body smash than take this position. In the early morning of the eighth day of December, I fully realized that I had become a Buddha.

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