Siddhartha and Ancient Buddhism -The Buddhist Expansion - World History - Part 1 - Extra History

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Deep within India, Prince Siddhartha has cast away all his belongings, power, and family. Seeking the answers to the woes of mankind. Here he sits under the bodhi tree in deep meditation, on the cusp of enlightenment of 8-Fold Secret. When he awakes he is Buddha and conveys the four noble truths to the people. However, the Demon God of Desire, Mara has different plans for him. For a mortal is forbidden to know secrets of death, rebirth, and the wheel of the cosmos.
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[@pyeitme508]

Lol

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your work and dedication guys!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😊😊😊😊

[@shashwatsreenivasan4505]

In a nutshell lets see… only flag with triangles 🇳🇵, brother to us 🇮🇳 india, has the tallest mountain of the world, has AWESOME KUKRI knives and gurkhas, and also birthplace of a famous religion to some chill monk called Siddarth Gauthama Buddha

[@christiandauz3742]

So Zelda?

[@dinhaswijesuriya4491]

There are two concepts about Mara.Some say that he is the super powerful god who controls the pleasure and list of whole universal beings including Humans,Devas,Brahmas ,Pretas,Asuras and even Beast animals(eg:-dog,cat,snake,crocodile ,etc😅😊) .But as Buddhism rejects the concept of God and preach there are only Devas , a sort of technologically and spiritually developed alien beings who are misunderstood as gods Some Buddhists say that the Mara who resisted the enlightenment was none other than the dirty thoughts(lust,angriness,dumbness) that comes to our mind.According to their perspectives the Deva in the heaven which resisted Buddha is not Mara,but Mara Divya Putra.He is just a radical Deva.

[@jphiled6554]

Side note: will we ever see an Extra History series on a Buddhist monk named Xuan-zang? He had some ibn Battuta level side quests, and epic journeys.

[@w3aponex870]

Wow

[@stevenchoza6391]

Not really history. That’s more the realm of either Extra Literature or Extra Mythology.

[@vinayakohri1293]

@@stevenchoza6391 huyen tsang was most certainly a real person and his records are very important to our understanding of classical India. He traveled extensively throughout the continent

[@kreeperplays4246]

MORE side trips!? Sign. Me. Up!

[@walidhammadou4605]

Blud ya mean the journey to the west

[@km1dash6]

I am a Buddhist and long time viewer of Extra Credits/Extra History. An important note, hopefully covered in the lies episode, is that Buddhism doesn't have a unified cannon like the Bible. There are many different stories about the Buddha's life, each of which have deep religious and symbolic meaning to each denomination. Take, for example, the Buddha's son's birth. Most accounts say he didn't raise his son, and that the day he set out on his holy mission was the day of his son's birth. This has implications later because his wife breaks down in tears when they finally reunite, asking why he left her on the day their son was born. His son was also supposedly named Rahula, one who ensnares the heart, because the Buddha saw this as a means to prevent his mission to seek the holy life. The Buddha's mom also died from childbirth, and he was raised by his aunt Mahapajapati, which almost grounds the story in realism because while there is a ton of mythology around his birth (and not everyone believes in the same birth story), many women did not survive childbirth at that time.

[@bohemianwriter1]

These mytholical births always seem to have a sense of children's fairy tales behind them. Both Jesus and Gautama...

[@BlueWoWTaylan]

All these father figures in religions, either leaving their children or when they suffer, they do nothing. No wonder they all feel like one big daddy-complex.

[@TisiphoneSeraph]

@@BlueWoWTaylan His child and wife were both well taken care of by his relatives while he was away and he returned to them after his enlightenment. Both became enlightened themselves meaning they were freed from suffering permanently in the Buddhist view. Some of my favorite sutras come from him patiently teaching Rahula how to treat himself and others well - free of any anger whatsoever. So read what you want into it but a dad who knows his mind isn't right, goes and really works on it, and comes back with zero anger and full to brimming with compassion doesn't sound like that bad of a dad to me.

[@JohnVance]

I'm a lay Theravada Buddhist for over a decade now, and @km1dash6 makes good points. Another thing to be noted is that it was not the Buddha's first inclination to become a teacher following his awakening. Rather, he thought what he had to teach was too subtle and difficult, and that humanity would be unable and unwilling to grasp it. Tradition holds that one of the highest of the devas, Brahma Sahampati, manifests to the Buddha and convinces him that there are at least some who would be receptive to his teachings.

[@unclejoeoakland]

​@@TisiphoneSeraphWith all due respect, abandoning ones family and especially the children, to pursue personal enlightenment sounds like a very destructive, selfish conception of enlightenment.

[@balargus319]

I wish you covered the full "battle scene" between Mara and Buddha. Because it isn't just him repelling an army. In the standard mythology, it actually ends when Mara bellows that it is he who really provides meaning to existence, and has all his demons scream in agreement. Mara then taunts Siddartha as to who will vouch for his so-called enlightenment, and that's when he touches the ground.

[@tayjaytesla1142]

That's metal AF

[@EmeraldLavigne]

​@@tayjaytesla1142Buddhist mythology is really fuckin metal

[@ReaperBlack-no3ig]

The best part was what he says or rather what he means when he touches the ground, supposedly he says calmly, "The earth is my witness," and the demons shooketh and ran in fear.

[@Game_Hero]

Mom : "HONEY, come! He's about to say his first words!" Baby : "This is my last rebirth"

[@edwardsbarbara25]

Love it!!

[@shryggur]

"Finally, last level"

[@arupkalita4557]

Original story is different

[@nenenindonu]

Modern day Afghanistan used to be a bastion of Buddhism it's quite interesting how the socioreligious dynamics of geographies can change with time

[@henrikmygren]

Yeah I remember that the country Sri Lanka among others offered to buy the ancient buddhist statues there in Afghanistan but Taliban terrorist rather destroy ancient history than even let some of it exist elsewhere.😢

[@errornull390]

They are blowing themselves up right now, when has it not been a devout follower of buddah and Mohammad?

[@Argacyan]

Afghanistan through its history was a place of many religions, not just our buddhist or muslim brothers.

[@StarInTheOcean]

Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Myanmar are Buddhist countries. But, the atrocities they have laid upon their own citizens are at par. We cannot put a particular religious belief as a cause for human's innate nature. Because, religion cannot change the nature of the mass population. Although, it is powerful enough to change our personal beliefs. But, We cannot do anything about religion mixing with politics and becoming a lethal and potent weapon instead of a personal belief and thus we cannot seperate religion and politics. Personal preferences like choosing your leader can be affected by the background of the chosen leader like his religion and that is where failure of human civilization lies.

[@falconeshield]

​@@StarInTheOceanThis is why secular buddisim is best Buddisim

[@adamblakeslee5301]

I'm a christian but I've always admired Buddhism for its clarity and kindness. It will be good to learn more about Buddhism.

[@errornull390]

Oow wee, you must kill children oooweee @adamblakeslee5301 - “wow such kindness 😊”

[@isaacharvie3102]

@@errornull390huh?

[@oceanberserker]

​@@isaacharvie3102Take a lesson from the Buddha, my friend. And ignore the troll above you.

[@SonofSethoitae]

@@errornull390 "And how is one made impure in four ways by verbal action? (...) He engages in abusive speech. He speaks words that are harsh, cutting, bitter to others, abusive of others, provoking anger and destroying concentration." - Cunda Kammaraputta Sutta (AN 10.176)

[@randomrhino7500]

Javanese biddhism be like time to punch some samurais and collecting Money-from alcohol and gambling

[@Pravaification]

I was raised Buddhist (My parents are Sri Lankan), and even though I don't practice religion anymore, I am glad that you guys are covering Buddhism. There is a lot of misconception about Buddhism and hopefully this series can shed some light on Siddhartha's journey.

[@djblades]

As a Theravada Buddhist, I really appreciate Extra History doing this series to spread the story and influence Buddhism even if they are are not followers.

[@balargus319]

Theravada is said by nonbuddhist scholars to be the most similar extant version to what the Buddha himself initially taught. Is that correct?

[@EmeraldLavigne]

​@@balargus319yes, it comes from the Pali canon, a language older even than Sanskrit, so it's the oldest written version, being followed for over 2000 years.

[@EmeraldLavigne]

Small Vehicle heads represent lol 😉😉

[@spy1545]

@@EmeraldLavigne Pali isn't older than Sanskrit wtf?, Pali is one of the prakrit languages and Prakrit languages literally came from Sanskrit

[@thastayapongsak4422]

​@@EmeraldLavignePali is not older than Sanskrit. Rather it's one of Sanskrit's descendants.

[@MiyuruWeerarathna]

I’m a Buddhist from Sri Lanka. Your interpretation on yhe core values of Buddhism is spot on.

[@felixbabuf5726]

As a practitioner of the Mahayana tradition, I applaud you for taking the time to make this series. Good to see more knowledge being contributed to general awareness in the West ☸

[@shadiafifi54]

*Shows a simplified pic of Aang with the title "Best Kids Show Ever"* Amen to that brothers. ✊✊✊ That aside, it's great you're doing a series on the origins of Buddhism. It's not a topic I've been well-informed on, but I know you guys will deliver as always.

[@Jamuvac]

Exactly, loved that moment

[@curemilkythecurebeanouwu9527]

Same, I loved that part (also bc i'm an ATLA fan too)

[@zawwin1846]

Just a clarification. Life is suffering is one of the most misquoted phrases. It translates more to There is discontentment in life. The illusion of trying to control something you cannot control brings suffering like your youth, wealth, etc. When you get rid of your harmful desires, it opens you to reality kinda like nihilism.

[@EmeraldLavigne]

"Dukha" translates to "unsatisfactoriness" or maybe "discontentedness." It's far more nuanced than "suffering."

[@KasumiRINA]

" it opens you to reality kinda like nihilism " ah yes, hating everything and everyone all time because you think you're above everyone is totally open and realistic, that's why Nietzsche had so many friends amirite? Also the sheer idea of finding _discontentment_ i.e. tiny inconveniences so unbreable you want humanity to end (i.e. the goal of Buddhism, Nirvana) is THE most ultra-privileged philosophy I ever heard. Nihilism is like if the princess on a pea decided for the world to end because her bed is not perfectly smooth. Nihilists should grasp ACTUAL reality of people who don't have endless free time and finances to just mop around philosophically from their mother's basement.

[@AlexAre0]

I am Thai American buddhist and have watched your second episode on nebula (long time fan). This series is FANTASTIC. You are right about how diverse buddhism is and I don't claim to be a good source of it but this has been a pleasant experience when compared to learning it in AP World history where I was more confused than anything. A lot of the story and even discussions about the practices and principles like Nuns (conservativism toward women / gender hierarchy-esque) and the important (dependent) relationship between the common people and the monks are just chefs kiss. It's those details I tell my friends that I wouldn't expect to hear. Again, I am not any authority of the subject, but this was very interesting as it resonated with me more than the education I got from school about my own religion. Interested to see how far this goes. Had made me think of the tales I was told by my folks about the Buddha. People have asked me "wait there is hell in buddhism?", "isn't it a philosophy?", "is nirvana a place or mental state?" Valid questions, but it just shows how buddhism and how people know it is so complicated and mysterious, especially outside the East.

[@geoffreyherrick298]

I loved reading Osamu Tezuka's biography of Buddha. It was his last project before he died.

[@ecurewitz]

I liked that series

[@farazfirouzkouhi4329]

I remember when I first read the story of the buddha I related to it, I felt I could relate to the Sidartha's mindset. I loved that story and beacuse of that I always felt a conection to buddhism. I grew up as a muslim then lost my faith for a while but then I discivered budhism and it changed my life! For the better! Thanks for telling this story again it's still one of my favorite stories I have ever heared.❤

[@ng855]

“You could make a religion out of this”

[@JohnFallot]

Theravada Buddhist here, and I’m thrilled to see this series underway. But first, a caveat: The first noble truth is a bit more nuanced: it’s less “it’s all suffering” but “suffering exists”. Similarly, the second noble truth is less “desire” but “sensual craving”. To explain the nuance: a major reason why right concentration is in the Eightfold Path is that meditation, done in the right way, can produce immense refreshment and pleasure. Even the word “rapture” is used to describe how some of the initial meditative states feel. And all together, the theme is that we satiate our desire for sense pleasures with meditation (ie pleasures not of the flesh). Now, this is better than the alternative, but for an experienced meditator, states of meditative concentration eventually reveal their drawbacks. Therefore, said meditator cultivates what is needed to go beyond that pleasure-not-of-the-flesh; and in so doing, finds something so utterly satisfying that the desire to come back to the material world itself gets exhausted.

[@EmeraldLavigne]

"Unsatisfactoriness" trends to be a better or more accurate weird than "suffering," I find. Because it's the unsatisfactoriness of experiences that motivate us to reach for something to give us sense pleasure; e.g, waiting in a long line at the grocery store is boring, so I reach for my phone to scroll a social media. Waiting in a line isn't *strictly* "suffering," but not having my mind not occupied IS unsatisfactory. Instead of just being present and fully experiencing reality for what it is, as it is, on its own terms. Brad Warner is kind of a douche bag, but he is right that enlightenment is eating a tangerine. It's that "when you're walking, know that you're walking, when your eating, know that you're eating, when you're standing, know that you're standing." A buddha would experience mindfulness of standing in line at the grocery store, for instance.

[@JohnFallot]

@@EmeraldLavigne The word “stress” also works for describing unsatisfactoriness, &c. As for mindfulness, that’s not enlightenment. Mindfulness in a practical sense is just keeping something in mind. You can be mindful about robbing a bank for instance. But right mindfulness is applying that capacity in a very specific way, ie Right Mindfulness. The Buddha in numerous discourses describes it as the “Four Frames of Reference”, which are the body, feelings, mind, and mental qualities. You could even think of Right Mindfulness (RM) as like the recipes for food, and Right Concentration (RC) as the reviews of that food. For example, RM says you pay attention to the breath, you note how the whole body responds to the breath, you apply perceptions to calm that response down. RC, meanwhile, explains & posits that by gathering your mind to that topic, evaluating that topic, you aught to experience the arising of refreshment and pleasure (the first jhana, or meditative absorption). If you deepen that focus correctly, first your need to apply thoughts to the topic will subside (2nd jhana), then the refreshment will subside (3rd jhana), and then the pleasure will subside and then you’ll be left with a state of equanimity, poise, calm (4th jhana). Importantly, you don’t “do”jhana, you do breath meditation. And it’s not that jhanas are “a byproduct”, they just describe what the mind aught to do if you’re doing it correctly. It’s a skill, and the Buddha in his 40 years of talks often compared it to other skills. I hope that’s all helpful 😃

[@jeffersonchau7171]

The whole thing so far is accurate to the way I was taught his story, but at the 4 minute mark, where Buddha sees the 4 different people, I was told he saw them on separate occasions. Where when he saw the sick man, his father tried to prevent him from leaving again, but he insisted and saw the other 3 people. But I rly like this series already I’ll be watching the episodes when they come out

[@illegitimatebusinessperson]

I love that subtle ALTA support

[@Betterversion09]

This is the best lesson if my entire life. I wish I heard this long time back. Monks like these makes your life easy and better. I'm so grateful for this sermon. 🙏

[@dominicadrean2160]

I think I learned a lot of Buddhism mainly from watching avatar The Last Airbender when I was a kid😂 that was one of my favorite cartoons besides Star Wars the Clone Wars that show was awesome😊

[@spacecow2942]

There's significant Buddhist influence in both of those!

[@curemilkythecurebeanouwu9527]

Same but i've also learned more about Buddhism in religion class ( yep we did learn about it)

[@ajdynon]

Cool History Bros did a video examining A:tLA from Confucian, Buddhist and Taoist perspective.

[@WaterShowsProd]

At least according to Theravada Buddhism, when Mara's army attacked, The Mother Earth Goddess Thorani appeared and washed away the army in a deluge wrung from her hair which was comprised of the water Siddhartha Gautama had poured in devotion. This is a very popular image and throughout Thailand you can find altars to Mae Thorani in the act of wringing her hair, often with a fountain of water emerging at the tip of it. There is one such altar located near Bangkok's City Pillar Shrine, adjacent to The Grand Palace and Temple of The Emerald Buddha.

[@SonofSethoitae]

It's the same in all the Mahayana versions of this story that I've heard. She's typically included in lists of protective deities in the Mahayana for this very reason.

[@truth_finder2001]

Eventhogh we were raised as theravada buddhists, I'm not aware about this story. Can you mention a particular text or something related to this, if it is theravada buddhism? Thai buddhism has a significant influence from mahayana buddhism as well. May be that is a story came from mahayana buddhism. I'm not sure though.

[@WaterShowsProd]

@@truth_finder2001 Interesting. You can see this portrayed in the animated series "Thus I Have Heard" which is available on You Tube. Other than the shrines I've mentioned I'm not sure where else exactly you might find depictions, though I have seen it referenced. I know there are variations even with Theravada, especially if you compare Myanmar with Thailand/Laos; a friend of mine from Myanmar was surprised to see Hindu and Chinese gods and godesses in Buddhist temples, saying in Myanmar Buddhist temples only contain The Buddha, but then I saw Nats present in Burmese temples, so the local beliefs do get incorporated. The Theravada Buddhism in Thailand is based on doctrine and practices from Sri Lanka, though certainly there are local variations.

[@thebestevertherewas]

WOW, even Thai's call mothers : MAE We in the subcointinent call it maa

[@WaterShowsProd]

@@thebestevertherewas The words for mother and father are similar across the world. It's thought that it's because they are the easiest sounds and often the first sounds that babies make because the similarities are even seen in unrelated family groups. In Thai we also use Sanskrit derived words for formal terms of "mother" and "father", and for Royal Speech. Being part of The Indo-European Langauge Group, the Sanskrit word for "father" is very similar to the Latin word, as they evolved from the same root.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

This is going to be a great ride! You guys always make My day!🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤

[@icemojo]

Thank you for putting this out there.

[@oriundodelbosque7912]

Yeess I love that youre doing this series!!

[@samirpaudel269]

I am glad that Extra history got the place of birth of Buddha right as it is so much important for us Nepalese people.

[@yj9032]

Nepal didn't exist back then. It was all India

[@nomms]

@@yj9032 India didn't exist back then either. It was a fundamentally different place with many many different states and kingdoms in varying borders. The subcontinent was not united the way it is now.

[@rhythmkhandelwal2940]

​​@@nommsThe concept of Bharat(India) has been mentioned in Rig Veda which is older than Buddha itself and that mentions the whole Indian Subcontinent as Bharat, and guess what is the native name of present day India. Bharat xD

[@nomms]

@@rhythmkhandelwal2940 That term didn't even refer to the whole subcontinent back then my dude

[@siddhesh6942]

You wish bro

[@katyaiyani]

thank you so much for starting this series

[@LandoCalani]

I love the art style. Also, very interesting story and engaging narration.

[@ventsislavhadzhiev2883]

Intresting take of an Idea. Great Job to the amazing Patreons

[@goon8486]

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS STORY AND NOW ITS HERE

[@cdcdrr]

Demons: We have come to bring you pain, and stress, suffering, regret, guilt and misery. We are relentless and invincible, and will not go away ever. What are you going to do? Buddha: I will touch grass.

[@LordMort-jk8gq]

We gotta get a series on each religion

[@luminescentpearl4126]

Agreed

[@Alverant]

As long as it includes The Satanic Temple.

[@KasumiRINA]

@@Alverant which one? There's like dozens competing for the title, and didn't they already have a piece on LaVey? Or was it Crowley? XD I can't tell apart these LARPers.

[@iammegan6626]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@Dr.DreadFeather]

Oh man. You guys were not showing up in my suggested videos. I only noticed now, but it dawned on me that I hadn’t seen a video from Extra Credit in a long while. I’m pleased to find you guys still exist… phew!!!! I panicked. Lesson learned. Gonna click the bell thingy.

[@achillesplayz8197]

Nice video, Buddhism is a religion which is not much discovered but a religion which has swayed multiple rulers , even those who once were conquerors

[@jokehu7115]

I hope they have an buddhist help writing these episodes, great stuff

[@m.aryaanamiri2755]

Have you guys considered another series on the Byzantines like the Michael VIII or another ottoman series on Mehmet II or Selim I or something? The Suleiman and Justinian series have a really special place in my heart as they along with the 100 years war were the first series I watched on this channel.

[@sophist7070]

Any religion, any collection of words, that bring a mind calm, order, respect, control, compassion and all those qualities. That is a good collection of words.

[@connor4955]

From the book of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, it always interested me in a full history of Buddhism!

[@videosammy]

I may not be Buddhist but i can apreaciate what he learned under that tree. Life is suffering, nothing lasts forever, desire leads to pain. All of them pretty valid for reals. Looking forward to next couple of installments 😊👍

[@user-oe3db4oj9q]

Oooh, I love religious history so this series will be a treat for me! Can’t wait to dive further into Buddhism’s history

[@SuperWindsage]

gonna be honest it sounds pretty malicious from what I know about it.

[@user-oe3db4oj9q]

@@SuperWindsage It’s fine, I’ve researched Polynesian and Aztec myths before, I think those should’ve prepared me enough for whatever this may bring.

[@EmeraldLavigne]

​@@SuperWindsagethat's probably the first time I've heard it called "malicious" lol

[@Galistarwater]

Wow! I'm Buddhist and a long time fan of Extra History. I'm so happy and surprised to see you covering this topic. I was raised Buddhist since childhood. In Vietnamese, we called Siddhartha "Tất-đạt-đa" or "Thích-ca Mâu-ni". Anyway, I remembered learning and hearing about the young Siddartha. One of the stories that wasn't detailed in this video is that when Siddartha was starving, he learned about the middle path when he came across a musician tuning his instrument. The musician told his student(s) that to create a perfect and harmonious note, they mustn't loosen the strings on their instruments too loosely or tighten them too much. Just enough in between to achieve your goal.

[@nowhereman6019]

Siddhartha Gautama got it right.

[@Kaiju-Driver]

As a practicing Buddhism person myself i appreciate the tone at which you tell the history. :)

[@PranavGogwekar]

Mara and his daughters are personification for Death, Thirst, Desire, and Delight respectively. This is how concepts turn into mythology if interpreted literally.

[@40kBookSummaries]

Like 3 years ago I had an ego death that really made me reevaluate life and it sounds very close to Buddha's nirvana.

[@Thecrimsonking01]

Really enjoyed this education on a religion. Awesome intro

[@Alverant]

Thanks for doing this series. I remember going to bookstores in the 80s and seeing Buddhism put under "philosophy" or "occult" and not "religion" (assuming they had any books about Buddhism at all). Some people even argued it wasn't a "real" religion for whatever reason. It wasn't until the 2000s did I start seeing it included in the "religion" section. Let's hope this educates some.

[@lerensajadah6469]

whoa, in which country? if I remember correctly almost all of South and southeast Asia sees Buddhism as a religion, even if it is a minority on that country.

[@Alverant]

@@lerensajadah6469 USA, midwest to be specific. Protesters claimed it wasn't a real religion when a Buddhist priest gave the opening prayer to the US Congress.

[@KasumiRINA]

I STILL keep hearing how Buddhism (or Confucianism or Taoism) are "not religions" usually by IAm14AndThisIsDeep types, you know, those want to pretend they're smarter than others and oh so different to everyone. Or by cringey Reddit atheism types who are trying to include Buddhist population in their count of atheists lmao.

[@TisiphoneSeraph]

Already excited for the Lies episode on this. I'd really love to know which tradition Rob's pulling the mythical details from because I've been a Buddhist for a decade now and this varies a lot from the version I was taught. I've never hear of him being born from his mom's side or the white elephant. Would love to know which early texts (or later texts) to go check out to hear about this version. I hadn't heard that he was supposed to be a king specifically but a great leader/ruler. The variance doesn't bother me personally and I enjoy learning other versions. His teachings are ultimately what's important.

[@LearningChristian]

Love the topic choice!

[@puvadetprommakrit8885]

Thank you for your video.

[@Gorm169]

"Moderation in all things" - Siddartha "I'm gonna meditate for seven weeks straight." - also Siddartha

[@fireyjon]

Love that you are getting into the history of Buddhism, and know a large part of it will be mythical I think is important as many of the stories are tied to the lessons the buddha teaches.

[@bmckelvy5717]

The artist for this series is doing some new things which are very cool!

[@philtkaswahl2124]

It always amuses me how Buddhism is often simply thought of as something with serene meditation and peacefulness, _maybe_ martial arts monks if you want more action, in a lot of Western media, when delving a bit deeper into it and you find out a lot of Buddhist mythology visualized wouldn't be out of place in metal album covers.

[@floydblandston108]

As a young Divinity student, I routinely used Buddhist examples and imagery to explain Christianity to my elderly mainstream Protestant Bible study group participants! 😂😍

[@yj9032]

Can you elaborate please

[@animekhpandey1342]

Hi. While I understand that Buddhism series would be more focused around its eventual reach into the greater world, it would be very interesting to show how Buddhism had a effect on the political history of the Indian subcontinent. If this can be discussed I believe it will show us a very interesting detail that is generally skipped.

[@alexanderf8451]

Okay now I want an Extra History about Pythagoras that also includes all the mythology around him.

[@JohnVance]

Oooh Greek math cults would be awesome

[@ashasewvandigalhenage1538]

I LOVE THIS SERIES

[@KTP12275]

as a buddhist I fully support this series and hope it'll tell the story of our beginning as precisely as possible, regards :D

[@samhall4117]

You know, some of us 40k players heard “8 fold path” and started loading our bolters.

[@PetroBeherha]

I actually thought that Buddhism would make for an effective counter to Chaos, most of all Slaanesh.

[@romf_army9097]

Well this is going to be interesting...

[@aks6195]

my humanities class learned this for concept checks and sleepless nights, and we learned how the religion spread, how it merged with cultures, and the differences were between the 2 main branches and Hinduism, this is gonna be fun!

[@IndrasilDesignStudio]

Extra History on Hinduism with all of its convoluted, esoteric, multi-layered deities and stories would be awesome. Probably would take like a hundred episodes tho.

[@wiseone1013]

I've been practicing meditation for 5 years and it's been thoroughly rewarding. Buddhism and meditation are powerful tools to achieve deeper insight and understanding. The Buddha said: "Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense." The Buddha was a great man.

[@JBaughb]

I'm having a difficult time parsing this as good advice, considering many, many people have faulty reasoning skills and lack common sense. To me, it reads as "lock yourself in the comfort of your own echo chamber". Maybe a bit reductive, but maybe I'm missing the wisdom in the phrase?

[@BlueWoWTaylan]

THat is quite dangerous and sounds quite like 'Just live in denial if you don't like it''. Because average person's 'own reason and common sense' lacking so much that objective, factual truths can be ignored easily and that mindset would lead to more of it. And that is why many terrible events happen in the world in the first place. And you cannot have your own reason and common sense if you just isolate yourself into your own thoughts all the time. You cannot grow that way.

[@joearchuleta7538]

@@JBaughb Might I suggest a book called "One Dharma" by Joseph Goldstein. For their is no Karma without Dharma" Maitreya the next buddha.

[@Game_Hero]

so basically cognitive dissent = good???

[@wintermanthenforcer]

Where did you get this from? I'm sure as hell the Buddha would never support biased way of thinking

[@masteroftheart5548]

Schopenhauer: You are right Buddha that our desires make us suffer. But that is not WHY we suffer. Buddha: Then tell me Schopenhauer why do we suffer? Schopenhauer: We suffer because we were born. Buddha: Who hurt you?

[@angusyang5917]

I would really love to see more Extra History series tackling stories that straddle the line between mythology and history, sifting out the former to tell the tale of the latter. The Trojan War series was a good example of one such dive, and I would really like to the stories of ancient Israel, post-Roman Britain and Gilgamesh also being examined with a historical lens.

[@scottanos9981]

Fascinating how he finds enlightenment under a tree, similar to the biblical story of the tree of knowledge in Eden.

[@EmeraldLavigne]

I'd suggest it's almost inverted; the Lord Buddha sees through and frees himself from suffering under the bodhi tree, but Eve & Adam's tree only brings them suffering.

[@scottanos9981]

@@EmeraldLavigne Quite insightful. I wonder what led ancient cultures to various interpretations of the tree myth?

[@ngenge1309]

@@scottanos9981In my country it is said that each buddha found enlightenment under different trees.

[@mangoinnmclovin]

As Buddhist, I aprove this video. Good job Extra Credits :D

[@g_rasole]

If you're Italian you'll certantly know Giacomo Leopardi, a poet and philospher that lived between the 18th and 19th century and boy oh boy are his ideas to human suffering close to the ones of Buddhism. I was truly shocked to learn how similar his ideas were and yet there isn't any proof that he ever came in contact with Buddhism in any way. So, while the solutions to human sufferings were different, I cannot help but wonder if, given enough thought, we human all come to the same conclusions: life is pain, desire is infinite and we cannot fully satisfy it ecc... Fascinating

[@sevrinbrown3821]

Just saw this and I got so excited lol

[@dhanushkachathuri6525]

i just want to say that i am happy to find out that this chanel buddhist videos about gauthama buddha and the last buddha to walk the earth. 28 for sure . as a buddhist you said everything correctly just like how sri lankans learn there buddhist religen

[@LostMekkaSoft]

"he would pursue a middle path, he decided. moderation in all things. then he meditated for 49 days." thats like... the most moderate meditation time i have ever heard of ^^

[@rennor3498]

'If comes and states to you "I want happiness", all you have to do is tell them to remove "want", that is desire and "I" which is ego, and then you are left with just "happiness" ''. -The Awakened One

[@tat3179]

Not really. Happiness, sadness, anger, joy, desire....all human emotions are suppose to be like the weather, it comes and it goes. You are not suppose to pursue them or want them, like what the Americans like say "in pursuit of happiness", just like you are not suppose to pursue a perfect, beautiful day. It comes and it goes. Some days are cloudy, some days stormy some days gloomy, some days breathtakingly beautiful. And it always ends and changes constantly. What you are supposed to aim for is a state of mind where there is a extremely placid calm lake that is totally unaffected by the weather that constantly changes above it.

[@fritzkop2874]

finally a animated summary i literally have to read books in my country and all the animated videos are low budget

[@LoanNguyen-tn9on]

Thanks for adding Ip Man and Bruce Lee in this video!

[@Thecrimsonking01]

Good take

[@brandonbohr.7301]

A series of the history of buddhism would be interesting.

[@henrikmygren]

I hope to see Extra History one day about the Indian buddhist monk bodhidharma. Attributed to have taken martial arts to China. However that part of history has also been rejected because china already had martial arts but his teaching of Zen changed the martial arts ways of China to what it is today. Whatever is true or not hope we can see an episode of him one day.

[@Petruhafication]

Bodhidharma is believed to be the founder of Shaolin kung fu not all Chinese martial arts

[@yj9032]

Bodi Dharma was Narendra Modi's previous reincarnation. Modi is the father of all.

[@anirudh177]

It's quite unlikely he ever founded Kung fu or shaolin as is claimed by many.

[@purpledevilr7463]

This makes me think. Nietzsche is basically the dark response to these realisations. Embrace fleeting desire while you can. Pay for the highs with the lows. Just go for it.

[@jamcdonald120]

1:00 yaaaah, that still makes it "ONE of the most" top 10 isnt bad

[@Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17]

1:33 Weirdly enough, the other two best kids shows, Amphibia and Adventure Time, also have themes of Buddhism in them, though Amphibia has a greater emphasis on it with all the lotus imagery and the MC being Thai-American

[@JohnVance]

AT was soooo Buddhist and I loved it

[@ThePiyurao]

Thanks

[@extrahistory]

Thank you so much for helping support the show!

[@vidarakasundi1]

I'm Sri Lankan Buddhist. And most of your info was true and soot on except for a few things like his mom dying shortly after his Buddha's birth. But these details change from place to place so that's understandable. But what I would suggest is that you do a series of the Buddhist Councils which happened after the Buddha's parinirvana. Since those are all historically accurate and give a great insight as to how the Buddhist sasana survived after the Buddha's parinirvana.

[@ironheart5830]

Wow As a Buddhist I really appreciated this video :)

[@TheCreepypro]

nice to hear not just the legend but also what is factual and even what we don't know that we wish we did

[@stopfreepalestinetrend]

As a buddhist. When i learn my own religion. It was hard. I understand in this video. Thanks for letting me know about my religion. And im sri lankan 🇱🇰

[@jdzencelowcz]

My first thought, when I heard about him, was 'wow, I bet Sid & JC woulda been friends & worked together, had they lived in the same time/place, 'cause they had such similar ideas'.

[@rajushyandentamang9090]

Thank you for making a video on the history of my religion.

[@v.emiltheii-nd.8094]

And that's how Mara became a green dong on a chariot in the Shin Megami Tensei series...

[@yezdanus]

1:33 "the best kids show"... wiser words were never spoken...

[@rashidmohannadi8340]

best episode made so far and can’t wait for the second but the goddess name is tara not mara

[@WaterShowsProd]

Is it by coincidence that this is being released on the weekend before Asalha Puja Day on Monday? This is the Lunar Calendar Anniversary of The Buddha's first sermon, and marks the beginning of Buddhist Lent, also called The Rain Retreats. On Monday evening people will circle the main hall of Buddhist temples three times clockwise with lit candles, incense, and a lotus flower, in a walking meditation.

[@mdrazzad]

This is a great start to the history of Buddhism series. Please do a series about the beginning of Islam too.

[@angeliquenichelle]

Video #1 on the history of Buddhism being 11 minutes and 11 seconds, and it being posted 1 hour ago when I first see it is absolutely insane

[@kishanvora3195]

the person was fed siddharath was no ordinary peasent she was nagarvadhu(citywife) of vaishali city called amrapali . A beautiful scene recreated many times by artists

[@poilboiler]

"I've tried to meditate. They told me it would help. But the last thing I need is more time alone inside myself."

[@vaibhavs7948]

Who realized that the introduction had Gengis Khan's soundtrack?

[@wurstebrot2588]

I’ve watched nearly every video you guys post but sometimes I find source that offer conflicting views or details. And while you often, especially on historical topics say whose view you are reporting on I’d very much like to have a link to your research to either compare or read more about on my own. Especially if it’s a topic that is this vague. Thanks in advance :)