Why Buddha leave Yashodhara (his wife)? What did Yashodhara do after Siddhartha (Buddha) left her?

What did Yashodhara do after Buddha Left Her sleeping with her newborn son?
Princess Yashodhara was sitting restlessly in her chambers in the grand palace of Kapilvastu. Her attendants had informed her that Prince Siddhartha, her husband, was back in the city of Kapilvastu and was begging for food in the city. It was now seven years since Siddhartha has left her sleeping, immediately after the birth of his son Rahul. He left without even bidding farewell to his charming wife, leaving her alone, all by herself, to take care of the newborn child. She wanted to see her husband once again. Prince Siddhartha was now Buddha.
Yashodhara went to the terrace of the palace and she could see Buddha on his alms round along with thousands of ascetics in a saffron robe.
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[@lakshmivaidyanathan2254]

The very fact that other kshatriya prices asked for yasodharas hand in marriage after prince Siddhartha left her proves that even in those times females were allowed to remarry if their husband leaves them and even men or princes had no objection marrying a separated women

[@JJ-vc4wx]

Can't decide everything through a single example

[@com-ev5wq]

@@JJ-vc4wx It was possible and allowed but not appreciated. As in Hinduism. We marry for 7 births not just a single life.

[@lakshmivaidyanathan2254]

@@JJ-vc4wx yes but it still shows that in some cases women Were encouraged to remarry not all widows did sati

[@soundaryashamala3336]

@@lakshmivaidyanathan2254 I don't think any women in ancient period performed sati. It was prevalent in Bengal during medieval period.

[@ziggy3259]

out of all the information you found good in a incident of gratification, pity

[@bharatekhindurashtra3864]

Without the sacrifice of a woman, there are no monks

[@poonamdevi4254]

Is sentence se manusmriti ki bo aa rahi hai. Kindly rephrase it.

[@bharatekhindurashtra3864]

@@poonamdevi4254 aapke nose and brain mein problem hai. Kindly visit the doc. Every monk who left home be it in hinduism or Buddhism had left behind a wife who suffered all her life. The society was not kind to women then. So change the mindset

[@timmay676]

@@bharatekhindurashtra3864 Buddha said “ Life is suffering “ The life of a monk is not can be discard at will. If you find out that it is not what suits you . It is like a boot camp for the minds.

[@avishekmukhopadhyay6086]

@@bharatekhindurashtra3864 society became oppressive to women mainly because islam entered india. before that it was very less almost negligible....only when the cancer called islam entered, real oppression started.

[@emptiness4141]

Yeap👍 We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are.

[@kantavekaria7085]

Shocked to learn the Prince did not tell his wife he was leaving her. This sounds very inconsiderate and heartless..:(

[@999titu]

Shut your emotional mind and open logical mind, if he had told there would have been so much emotional drama hue and cry also his father the king would not have allowed the same to happen.

[@lakshmivaidyanathan2254]

How can someone telllike that and even if he tells her he will not be allowed to leave the palace

[@vjlaxmanan6965]

Height of stupidity :(

[@santacaribhikkhuni5743]

Actually he did tell her and his parents. Or so it says in the sutras. The sneaking out was a later elaboration of the story

[@lakshmivaidyanathan2254]

@@999titu yes exactly because his father was aware o this when Siddhartha was born a prediction was already made known to the king

[@harshi8976]

Correction, Buddha did NOT leave a wife. Prince Siddhartha did.

[@patmclaughlin107]

Potato, potaato. It’s the same guy that left her.

[@shalinitiwariscorner5210]

Very well said👏

[@harshi8976]

@Potato Pat, no it wasnt the 'same guy'. Prince Siddhartha wasn't the same as Buddha.

[@foodkonaa]

@@patmclaughlin107Prince Siddharth was a common man but Buddha was an enlightened person..both are not same.. specially in this case where he has sacrificed his identity.

[@patmclaughlin107]

@@foodkonaa Let’s set aside who abandoned Yashodhara. Let’s ask this question: do you support what Siddhartha did to Yashodhara and her son? Is abandoning wife and child without telling them and just disappearing one fine morning ethically okay, even if the outcome was the great Buddha himself?

[@arhat6466]

This is the most beautiful love story I ever heard... Buddham Sharnam Gacchami...

[@DrInduchak]

I came to know about the life story of Buddha's wife Yashodhara. Thank you !!

[@formycountry373]

Im a Buddhist and follow my religion from my heart thank you for sharing 🙏🙏🙏

[@BodhisattvaTravels]

Thanks for your kind appreciation . Namo Buddhay !!

[@mourya2318]

I love Buddhism and it's tradition 🥰 Buddham Sharanam Gachami 🌺☸️🙏

[@sugandha598]

Well people like Gautam Buddha (that is , people who are not into worldly desires and aspire to be monks) should never ever marry.Why destroy life of a woman who desires love and support from her spouse . It is highly unfair for a young woman.

[@gerardzabalza4894]

Please, don't use the word "désire." It ain't no place in Gautama Buddha life! 🌹🌹🌹

[@kristinesharp6286]

@@gerardzabalza4894 what about that of his wife?

[@gerardzabalza4894]

@@kristinesharp6286 desires are bondage and contentement is Liberation.Swami Gurudev. 🕉🌹🙏

[@bhavanithillai]

Totally 💯 Agree

[@jsthereforfun1648]

He was a sheltered prince in a palace he didn't know anything and was married young

[@nalinidandunnage576]

It was not budda left. It was siddartha. After six year he become budda .

[@shubh3ndu]

Even if He become Buddha no one can deny that they were still his wife and son.🙄

[@SerineAshok]

​@@shubh3nduworldly pleasures bound us and entrap us in this samsaric cycle. Siddhartha had known this and had gone forth and returned with buddhahood. Both of Siddhartha's wife and child had attained arhantship. Attaining arhantship stopped all their rebirths.

[@willieluncheonette5843]

"When Buddha became enlightened, the first thing he said to his disciples was, ‘I would like to go to Yashodhara and talk to her.’ His wife…. Ananda was very much disturbed. He said, ‘What is the point of your going back to the palace and talking to your wife? You have left her. Twelve years have passed.’ And Ananda was a little bit disturbed also, because how can a Buddha think about his wife? Buddhas are not expected to think that way. When the others had left, Ananda said to Buddha, ‘This is not good. What will people think?’ Buddha said ‘What will people think? I have to express my gratitude to her, and I have to thank her for all the help she gave me. And I have to give something of that which has happened to me - I owe that much to her. I will have to go.’ He came back. He went to the palace. He saw his wife. Certainly Yashodhara was mad! This man escaped one night without even saying anything to her. She said to Buddha, ‘Couldn’t you have trusted me? You could have said that you wanted to go, and I would have been the last woman in the world to prevent you. Couldn’t you have trusted me even that much?’ And she was crying. Twelve years of anger! And this man had escaped like a thief in the middle of the night - suddenly, without giving a single hint to her. Buddha apologized and he said, ‘It was out of non-understanding. I was ignorant, I was not aware. But now I am aware and I know - that’s why I have come back. You have helped me tremendously. Forget those old things, now there is no point in thinking about ‘spilt milk’. Look at me! Something great has happened. I have come home. And I felt my first duty was towards you: to come, and to convey, and to share my experience with you.’ The anger gone, the rage subsided, Yashodhara looked out through her tears. ‘Yes, this man has changed tremendously.’ This was not the same man she used to know. This was not the same man, not at all; this looked like a great luminosity… She could almost see the aura, a light around him. And he was so peaceful and so silent; he had almost disappeared. His presence was almost absence. And then, in spite of herself, she forgot what she was doing - she fell at his feet and she asked to be initiated.. Yashodhara asked him one thing. ‘Just tell me one thing,’ she said. ‘Whatever you have attained… I can see you have attained, whatsoever it is. I don’t know what it is - just tell me one thing: was it not possible to attain it here in this house?’ And Buddha could not say no. It was possible to attain it here in this house. Now he knew. Because it has nothing to do with forest or with town, with family or with ashram - it has nothing to do with any place; it has something to do with your innermost core. It is available everywhere."

[@theunseenunknownthatcanbeheard]

Its funny when you realize buddism is just really one prince's mid-life crisis after seeing his wife and newborn.

[@imeshasilva309]

Shows that you know only prince siddharts story. Not anything beyond that. As a start I suggest you to watch Angulimal movie or find a book and read angulimal story. That’s actually 0.000001% of Buddhism. But it wil tell you who lord Buddha really was

[@EbedMNotus]

Thank you so much brother. Never heard what happened to the Buddha's wife. But now I know

[@erprabhakaran]

My people will sacrifice to establish Buddhism in India - DR B R AMBEDKAR

[@shaunbird8051]

Very Interesting. thank you.

[@goodearth5584]

Buddhism is an off shoot of Hinduism ; while renounciation is an individual choice out of one's own mental tendencies, it is not a must for every one to become a monk for seeking the existential truths ! Being in the thick of one's family life and still be able to attain to one's natural state, that of being one without a second, would be the greatest human achievement !

[@bloodshedthehuman]

Joke of the month .

[@goodearth5584]

No one is belittling Gautam Buddha the great ; the observation here is that it is possible to be a renunciate still being in the family like Sri Rama, Sri Krishna, Janaka maharaja and hundreds of others ; it doesn't mean that others are less grate !

[@Kundrol24]

@@goodearth5584 & Buddha never said that you must renounce your worldly life in order to pursue the path to liberation. Lot of his disciples were lay people too.

[@vipashibarua6197]

@@goodearth5584 buddha achieved nirvana not just wisdom, he broke himself off the cycle of life. which the others didn't. others that you mention.

[@uselesshero.official]

@@vipashibarua6197 how could you know that Shri Krishna didn't break the cycle of reincarnation?

[@justlittlefun781]

Thank you❤️we know about the Budhha, but no one had come up with info about his wife. 🙏🙏💐💐

[@BodhisattvaTravels]

Thanks for your kind feedback. I am glad that you liked the video.

[@vajrakilaya]

The image at the start of the video is White Tara, a popular Buddha in Vajrayana Buddhism and a manifestation of the Buddha Green Tara. It is not a depiction of Yasodhara. The same can be said for the image at 1:00 which is a painting of Green Tara.

[@beurksman]

Yashodhara: My dad never abandoned us and he became Superbuddha🤦‍♀

[@tanjohnny6511]

Thanks for the videos,love it.❤

[@BodhisattvaTravels]

Thanks for your kind feedback. I am glad that you liked the video.

[@TomboyCactus]

The story itself is interesting but what was more interesting was the images of the places the story took place in. I didn't know there are still remains of Kapilavastu and the stupa Rahul was ordained into the Dhamma. Very intriguing.

[@rossita6634]

My chilhood question is already answered. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@nurtureandnatureph4126]

Thank u for sharing this story. Just now i know about his wife and son.

[@gitasingh1437]

Thank you that was so interesting.

[@zedono1391]

I understand the actions of Buddha after reading , Top Secret military transcripts and notes from the late Matilda O'Donnell MacElroy, an Army Air Force nurse at the Roswell Army Air Field 509th Bomb Group in 1947. The same transcript answered all my questions about reincarnation, ancient civilization and the spirit world. Devout Christians and Muslims may find the transcripts offensive.

[@parthabiswas5388]

Buddha...Rama...Krisha three lighthouse of Indian subcontinent 🌷🌷🌷

[@santacaribhikkhuni5743]

In the Tripitaka suttas, it is recorded that the Blessed One actually bid his parents and Yashodara farewell on leaving. The sneaking out in the night is a later addition. Also it is recorded in those earliest texts that Yashodara had been his wife 500 times for the purpose of supporting his journey to Buddhahood. She states in her Therigathas that her striving was for his sake, and that he promised to take her to Nibanna with him once he found the way. After finding the way and founding and establishing the religious supports needed, he came back for her. In another Therigatha 10,000 enlightened nuns claim to have been his past wives and they have come to thank him for keeping his promise to them to lead them to enlightenment too. The most faithful husband ever!

[@keerthanamurugan577]

what? I don't get it Are they all his wives? 10000?

[@SerineAshok]

​@@keerthanamurugan577it is the births

[@dharmachakra2144]

Namo buddhay!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@anamikabarua6878]

thank you for this video.

[@BodhisattvaTravels]

Thanks for your kind appreciation. I am glad that you liked the video.

[@pakwanlau6016]

Wonderful narration. 🤞

[@silpakaza7841]

A woman is stigmatized or respected by virtue of her personal life- 'the man behind', in any fabric of the society or in any dharma or in any country (irrespective of who she is, what she has been striving to achieve or worked upon, or what she aspires to be in life). The same applies here.....

[@RT-ul6ry]

ultimately truth- jobless free life.

[@sridevimalakar7033]

Thank you so much

[@tenparabgye1739]

Very good 👍

[@johnbishop9000]

Gratitude mettha Karuna 🙏🏽🔥💜🕉️

[@BodhisattvaTravels]

Sadho Sadho Sadho ...

[@VoiceofAbhishek_Bengali]

Namo Buddhaya🙏🙏🙏

[@BodhisattvaTravels]

Namo Buddhay !!

[@KG-jl1xf]

In royal families women were not pitiable even after their husbands left them because they themselves had quite a wealth and properties in their names from their husbands' as well as their own families side. Not to mention that a big bunch of maid attendants and servants for personal services. So, they did not live badly even after their husbands died in the war or abandoned them.

[@giftcards9111]

Lol dude feeling don't matter . She can't even remarry . Lonely life

[@shub9239]

What about loneliness

[@KG-jl1xf]

Not too sure but I think remarriage was allowed in that era but if a women did so she had to give up her in-laws side wealth. Loneliness is also a subjective feeling not every women abandoned/divorced by husband are romantically, physically deprived.

[@siri6745]

Umm... love and affection?

[@devildoodle4132]

"begging for food" is not the correct term. "Going for alms" is the correct one. Monk doe not beg, monk gives chance for people to make merit by supporting monkhood life.

[@TitoTimTravels]

That is just a semantics game - and it is called a 'begging bowl' for a reason. 😎

[@SerineAshok]

You could give food to any person but he'll not guide you to the path of nibbana/end to suffering. But a monk gives the dhamma which is far more valuable for humans to end this suffering. I don't see this as begging either

[@sajidriaz3370]

A, SIDHART BRO, kisi ka khyal rakhye ga or apna bhi, i miss your emotions in your songs and mestro z Akas

[@quickclipsqc5187]

Yashodara knows every thing.. she knows what will happens

[@srikanthkal8695]

I am busy with my work but I just seeing the comments now. I will come back later today (or soon after) with a big stick for those who do not like academic debate and personally attack me.

[@pahanjayasooriya2513]

Actually yashodara knew that siddartha was going to leave her bcz of a prophesy but she chose to stick with him on his journey. And siddartha was not technically wrong, his goal was to detach from everything, including his wife and his son.

[@farrightsocialistatheist845]

Or maybe his equipment was small for his wife and he was ashamed of his manhood

[@pahanjayasooriya2513]

@@farrightsocialistatheist845 do you even know why siddartha left, it was not bcz of his marriage life. Educate your self about it

[@farrightsocialistatheist845]

@@pahanjayasooriya2513 he was a failed father/husband, deal with it.

[@SerineAshok]

​​@@farrightsocialistatheist845 you're seeing it from a smaller perspective also he had 32 marks of a great man. He had returned after becoming a Buddha and both his child and wife had attained arhantship.

[@vittalmahender4375]

Everyone praises Buddha, but the surprising thing most of them does not follows his preaching. 😃

[@lakshmirao1801]

Sir it would hv been better to narrate the story in a slow manner.. ur voice is clear and bold .but u hv done like by heart story. Pl take it easy the comment .brother 🙏

[@ushakaimal1947]

Namo buddhaya.

[@lakithakeshan337]

Correction horse kanthaka didn't return he died of sadness and was reborn in one of the six heavens

[@aryayashwantmehta]

Bull shit. There is no separate place called heaven. Unscientific superstitions ! If u r sukhi u r in heaven. If dukhi then u r in hell. All this is on earth itself.

[@sushmabele9510]

Namo Buddhay.💐

[@BodhisattvaTravels]

Namo Buddhay !!

[@deepankaraudayaguptha6862]

Pls read Arya Pareshana suttra in Tripitaka. The story that you told is totally different.

[@robertsmith8629]

Why he abandoned his wife 😭 its unfair he try to solve problem in this world but forget that he create another problem

[@SrValeriolete]

1) He was Siddharta when he left the castle, he was not enlightened yet, so he was not necessarily moraly perfected, and he was created in a bubble of luxury and saw the horror of disease, death and old age for the first time, he was desperate and full of spiritual angust. Also, he thinks that if he stays everyone he loves will also get old, die and suffer and he wouldn't know how to deal with it or confort them. 2) When asked why he left them he recall a past life on which he was married to another life of Yashorada, but they were very poor fisherman and Yashodara was dying. He says he had find a giant pearl that could make him rich, but he exchanged it for food to save Yashodara life. He explains that what he did in this life was the same he has done in another life, to give up everything he found valouable for the life of Yashodara (in this case, for her liberation). 3) If he stayed he would never have reached enlightenement and he, his family and countless beings would keep suffering traped in samsara. He could choose to stay in a bubble or to go and fullfull his mission, the thing is, once he knew impermanence, he couldn't stay in a bubble anymore. He knew if he decided to talk to Yashorada and specially if he saw his baby born son, he wouldn't have being able to leave. It was not easy for him to leave, he was not being hertless. 4) He knew they would still have everything provided for and would be secured in the palace. 5) As the story shows, after he left, he inspired Yashodara and Rahula with his example and both were able to achieve enlightenement. But I am not sure if he would be able to convince them to follow his path with only words since not even he was sure it would lead somewhere. He is constantly looking for signs of the devas to reassure him that he can achieve his goal. 6) Some stories says it wasn't so out of the blue. Yashodara expected it could happen some day. Remember, it was prophecised. She was still heartfelt, and didn't fully comprehend it, and wanted very hard to convince him to stay with her more, but she wished him the best. If he was waiting for her to decide, she would always left for later. 7) Yes, it caused suffering, but that is the nature of samsara. When we get attached to things that are impermanent and expect them to be forever, we suffer. There is also true of relationships. So it really was an unavoidable suffering, and not only unavoidable, but necessary. Was suffering that led Buddah to his enlightnement, and was suffering that lead Yashodara to follow him. Without suffering, there is no motivation to seek the end to suffering.

[@marimuthuas4165]

The historical truth of Yasodhara' marriage with Siddhartha Gautama was her own making. In the life time of previous Buddha the young Yasodhara had an ardent vow to marry the next Buddha which turned out to be true. While Buddha was going from door to door begging for food with a bowl, a furious King Suddhodana would rush out towards his son Siddhara, turned the enlightened Buddha. He would admonish him for begging for food being his son & a prince. Buddha would chastise & remind his father that he was no more his son. The latter was dead & he was now the all knowing enlightened Buddha.

[@productplacement39]

Interestingly, most of the paintings from the images that he showed during the entire narrative are Burmese paintings because of what the subjects are wearing. This man is from India talking about the life of the Buddha, and showing images of mythological events that were painted from a Burmese perspective.

[@JJ-vc4wx]

No you are wrong . I am a Buddhist from India and we have sculptures and paintings of deities passed on from generations that resemble what is shown in the video . The people in my town and even Tibetans have the same sculptures at their homes . The wall's of our monasteries are also full of paintings as shown here .

[@productplacement39]

@@JJ-vc4wx Is that so ...? Then can you explain to me what sort of attire and head-decoration some of those people in the paints are wearing? And maybe you can include some locations in India and Tibet where the pagodas and monasteries display religious paints that depict people wearing the type of clothes that the subjects in the paintings are wearing. Thank you. And also after looking at the video a second time, I can see paintings that depict the scenery of the palace life in Thailand and maybe even Cambodia which are predominantly Buddhist countries all the way back to ancient times.

[@TitoTimTravels]

What does it matter if this guy is from India... so was Buddha. 😎

[@dreamadventure8220]

That's because Burmese, Sri Lankans have one of the oldest manuscripts of Buddhism. Whats there so wrong about it??

[@graceofgod2693]

ye story written me mil sakti hai.....same jaisa aapne sunaya hai?

[@fai3379]

🙏🙏🙏🙏nomo arahath yashodhara

[@prernachhetri5201]

It was a patriarchal world.. Hence proved time and again in every religion.

[@user-nk6tk7lv3r]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@albanmathias2011]

🙏

[@tickle296]

Sanyasi Raja, The Buddha. 🙏🙏

[@farrightsocialistatheist845]

From a Lord of a kingdom to an ego lord Buddha

[@dreamconquerer4149]

Is he the same ananda whi became disciple in future??? Plzz answer...

[@kindface]

I'm learning a lot.

[@BodhisattvaTravels]

Thanks , I am glad that you found the video informative !!

[@54living]

I notice that some paintings are from Burma.

[@srikanthkal8695]

I will make a common comment here as a summry to the criticisms of the Buddophiles to my earlier comment: I respect Buddha the most and think most highly of his spiritual teachings. I want to follow his teachings. Having said this, I think we need to have the scientific approach of objectivity. None of us were there and do not know the full truth. Lot of myth and legends would have been added to people like Buddha, Rama, Jesus Christ, and Prophet Mohamed raising them to God (or equivalent) status. That is my most objectie. Having said this, it does not remove 1% from Buddha's greatness as a man or his profround teachings. Just like Thirukural or Bhagawad Geetha. Irrespective of whether it came from God directly or whether they were God, the teachings are amazing and if it makes us better in life, we should follow it. Please do not get personal with my comment on Lord Buddha and do not judge me or personally attack me. I can do it too, but as a admirer of Buddha and a follower, I want to take the high ground. I repeat, I cannot understand or justify his leaving his wife and son in the middle of the night (suddenly) like the stories say, but I respect him in everything. We are still talking about him well and following his teachings. That is very difficult for a man to be respected so much.

[@yeshilhamo738]

Wish you have lots of good merits (karma ) then only you can justify your doubts 🙏and also you mentioned that you can’t justify Buddha leaving his wife and son in middle of night ..That’s why we called him a Buddha , the enlightenment Buddha … we normal people can’t do it because we are still in samsara… To believe in Buddha and to hear his teaching we must have lots and lots good karma… otherwise we will born in place where we never heard of Buddha name atleast

[@VarunSharma-pp5rg]

You can maybe blame sidhartha for leave his wife, not buddha, it's not buddha who left the kingdom

[@yeshilhamo738]

@@VarunSharma-pp5rg are you seriously? Who do you think Sidhartha is ? By the way please do your home work before giving your opinion… you are commenting on something when you don’t know who is Sidhartha? No hard feeling though 🙏

[@VarunSharma-pp5rg]

@@yeshilhamo738 ofcouse I know who siddhartha is , I wouldn't comment if I didn't know, but you can't equate bhddha who is enlightened to when he was not! So my argument remains, its not buddha who left the kingdom, therefore we can't blame buddha.

[@uselesshero.official]

He implied many times that he doesn't feel interest in politics or royal matters a long time ago. He was forced into this relationship. Long before he became an adult a fortune teller told his father that he'd leave his kingdom and embrace sagehood but his father and family desperately wanted him stay with them as long as possible. He had to depart silently otherwise they'd again stop him and leave no stones unturned in forcing him to stay with them. Although you could say that he didn't finish his responsibility/ karma for a while as many hindu sages have criticized him for doing so.

[@somasekharr9797]

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[@BodhisattvaTravels]

Thanks for your kind wishes, appreciation and subscribing to the channel. I am glad that the video was useful. Thanks.

[@AS-jo8qh]

Sorry anyone man or woman who leaves their family and newborn is selfish. I can't fault anyone. If you do it now u are going to jail and pay a hefty alimony and child care

[@ushakaimal1947]

@@AS-jo8qh now no one wants to leave the luxurious life, this is a materialistic world ,unlike the days when Lord Buddha lived. Hence their is only one Buddha, no one else can claim to be one.

[@avinashkamble318]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@BodhisattvaTravels]

Namo Buddhay !!

[@ramiaramia2917]

🙏🙏🙏☸️

[@subbalakshmisubrahmanyam4207]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@priyapatil7736]

See the sculpture on the sanchi gate of Siddhartha see off.

[@senakaweeraratna741]

Soldiers go to war leaving their wives and children and extended families for a great cause higher than looking after their immediate families. They come back sometimes in coffins or not at all. But they are remembered and idolized for their sacrifices to defend their country or their religion. The legacy of heroic soldiers is nothing compared to the legacy of the Buddha. The Buddhist civilization is the legacy of the Buddha. The world particularly Asia has much to thank the Buddha for his teachings. His wife Yasodara, and their son Rahula, both entered the Order of clergy. The merits greatly outweigh the demerits In Siddhartha Gautama's decision to renounce the world.

[@kristinesharp6286]

A soldier leaves cause of a threat, or orders from leadership and does so to protect others. He left for his own self interest with no concern for anyone. It turned out he was able to help many people even centuries later. Christian apostles did similar. Do spiritual people always leave their families? On deathbed usually it’s family that is thought of. Missed time is the regret and having family the best thing a person feels they have done.

[@Kundrol24]

@@kristinesharp6286 he didn’t left his wife & children for his selfish interest. He wanted to know the ultimate truth so that he help all sentient beings be free from their suffering, not just worldly problems

[@kristinesharp6286]

@@Kundrol24 he grew up selfish and spoiled and sheltered. He was not thinking of others when the left. He was not perfect in the beginning or he would not have need to go on such a journey. Of course eventually he influenced many people.

[@agnirelaxgaming]

Don't insult soldiers by saying their legacy is Nothing before Buddha. Without soldiers who will protect you, of course Buddha will not. I am not telling Buddha was inferior to soldiers, both have done good deeds. In India spiritual leaders and Gurus always pray when an Indian soldier dies so that their sould and families would be blesse by God. Indian Gurus say that soldiers are even greater than them. They never say that soldiers are inferior.

[@agnirelaxgaming]

@@Kundrol24 But why This guy telling soldiers are inferior. Buddha searched for ultimate bliss, Soldiers went to fight to die for their loved ones and nation. There is a Hindu Monk named Swami Vivekananda. His original name is Narendranath Dutta. One day he was meditating and entered the state of Samadhi which is considered the State of supreme bliss in Hinduism. So his master stopped him from Meditation and asked,"what you want to do now?" Narendranath Replied,"I want to sit in this bliss and merge with it". His master then called him a fool and said him to work for the nation feeding poor and sharing the bliss with others instead of enjoying it himself. He then followed his master's advice and becmae a Karmayogi working for the nation. I never heard Buddha ever helped the poor. Vivekananda also respected the freedom fighters very much instead of calling them inferior. His Order of monks still serve the nation and give medical supplies to the unlucky ones. He said that a Karma yogi is far superior than someone who sits in meditative bliss doing no work for others.

[@DineshSharma-nc8zy]

Thank you but according to one of the book I have read it says Lord Buddha did take his wife’s permission and left the palace to seek enlightenment

[@siri6745]

Exactly! It was written like that in the book I read too, so I am confused by this version

[@kalpanaganesan8489]

What happened to Rahul prince?

[@pahanjayasooriya2513]

He also joined the "sasanaya" and became "arahath"

[@kumachama5243]

Nice demonstration love it

[@BodhisattvaTravels]

Glad you liked the video. Thanks for your kind comment.

[@srikanthkal8695]

I do not think Buddha was selfish. He was just plain wrong and inhumane going by our normal people’s standards. But then he is not us, but the great Gautama Buddha. He became an all time great teacher of humanity, unlike many others who did this dereliction of family duties and went into abscurity. Later on, he became Gautama Buddha, the great teacher and gave us teachings that even I, a staunch Hindu, think are the best of all religions. But the fact remains that what he did to his new wife and new born son was unacceptable, considering that no one knew that it would turn out this way. Anyway, he is Gautama The Buddha, who are we, mere mortals to judge him? I do not want anyone to think that I am disrespecting him. I am just following Socrates’ advice of “questioning everything” - the scientific way. Buddha was non violent, wise, patient, good to others and gave us the great teachings. We are talking about him positively and benefiting from his readings (world would be so much at peace and happy if everyone followed his teachings of peace, dharma, and non-violence), and it was a privilege to humanity that people like this lived.

[@snair8448]

We cannot look at ancient history and choices made by great sages like the Buddha with today’s lenses. Sidharth Gautama did not abandon his wife & son. He left them in the safety of the palace under the protection of the King. Yasodhara did not blame him but chose to live like the ascetic Buddha. So who are we to debate if the action of Gautama was right or wrong? The 2 parties in the marriage chose and decided to follow what was right for them! Not for us to judge! They were happy w their choices

[@AMANKUMARSINGH-yp1qz]

Well said

[@Kundrol24]

@@snair8448 Exactly!!! I would also like to add that if we go by the reasoning of the original comment we should all be criticizing our soldiers who gave up their life for their countries leaving their family behind 🙏🏼

[@rupalibains1715]

Maybe because he got this huge urge of enlightenment that he thought it was not possible for him to get what he wanted by leading a life of a prince. And as buddha himself says suffering is the truth of life and knowing oneself is the only way out so even if he stayed with his wife, then also disease, old age , death were inevitable. So he just left everything to attain the ultimate as that is the truth and everything else is illusion. Yes his wife suffered a lot but at last it made her strong and her character developed and she became lot more than just a princess.

[@emptiness4141]

@@rupalibains1715 Yeap dear👍the universal awakened

[@aschwinnie]

I always have a question 🙋🏽 to ask what happened to Mata Yashodhra after Buddha left her and all the Luxuries behind for seeking and finding more about Life and death 🙏🏻

[@maranpandianksp8148]

Prince Sidhartha, refused war and preached peace , this was against the duty of Kshatriya to fight.. as a punishment he was removed of his royal status and banished out of his country.

[@gerardzabalza4894]

Where did you get that information? You dream it?,Some dumb idiots told you? Or all together, you make it ? Please, give your answer, for the fun of It.

[@dreamadventure8220]

Just because he was Royal family doesn't mean he belongs to Hindu caste system. By this logic king Arthur, Nepolean was also khsatryia and Hindu 😂😂😂

[@SrValeriolete]

I am currious to what happend to the kingdom because both Buddah and Rahula left the governance. I head it was eventually conquered while the Buddah was still alive, is that true?

[@ricechannel7754]

Lastly his wife and his son ordained with him.

[@farrightsocialistatheist845]

This means Ego lord Buddha has no descendents, Good very good good, stupid budha deserved it

[@NavinDhyani]

Who continued the kingdom after Rahul ?

[@SM-ju5fw]

Each is born with a destin. Buddhas destiny was to become a ascetic. He could have told her of his wish and then left her.

[@senakaweeraratna741]

The true story is that Siddhartha Gautama left the home with the full knowledge of the householders, including his father Suddhodana and his wife Yasodara. The story has been dramatized for effect. One of the greatest products of Humanity, the Buddha, who left an unimpeachable legacy of profound knowledge, is unlikely to leave the home without leave of both his father Suddhodana and his wife Yasodara. They were not abandoned. Both Yasodara and their son Rahula, were well looked after in the Palace with comfortable surroundings.

[@anuladesilva4706]

It's sad to say the way of your reading is so fast. It's hard to understand and not interesting to listen.

[@mrsuccess1947]

This is how you know this is simply a myth. In no way could a woman be this loyal

[@tapabratasur9694]

as far as I know, Bhagat Buddha's wife's name was Arpita

[@komolkovathana8568]

In my humble opinion, there is nothing concerning Wemen oppression (of islamic) or, in modern day we call it "Sexual Dicrimination": the way s'body or society treat Female(or Male) differently that the victim felt mentally or even "physically" harm/injured/wound. Judge from my Male dominant Mind, when Siddhartha 's wife gave birth to his child and very busy devoted full time to her baby, the Prince as a young/strong Male had diverted his secular/worldly sexual/desire (from his princess wife) to his consorts or other concubines (possibly 20 - 30 of very young and attractive girls, willingly waiting in for his escort or satisfaction. But by the way of unfulfilled mind, for the young men, his consentment tricked/ betrayed him, for a world never enough. That night, walking quietly and seeing all his consorts lying from side to side all asleep, he felt very discontentedly emptied/unfulfilled, bit rather confusing and wondered what would he do next, what if (his) life went on like this day after day that many common men will envy him, cuz all the girls, in front of him were beauties, sexies and says, perfectly good but that 's it. The next, next and next days will go-on like this when it seemed that he already betrayed his wife (thousands years ago, may men society would not mind this guilt) for his own sake yet still he felt not fully satisfied, as if s' thing was missing. Then he thought of the old man, the sick people on the street and the corspes of dead bodies, left alone that ravens and vultures scrambled around feasting them. Was that all how lives ended, beggars or kings, as same. Then he thought of the ordained preist/the pilgrim seeking for some truth, he didnt know exist, and so on...that finally he regret that life in this palace would only beholded him forever (his baby will not talk to him for another 5-6years, he cant wait that long, and his wife will just busy with him). You can say he wes not the guy who admired Cats or Dogs or any cutie pets, including lovely baby of his own. Many men prefer marriage without kids, you know that. The point is people who were jealous of palace lives would never understand how anyone would desire anyting more than what he already had. But anyway, probably that was the Destiny of how the prince would become the Savier of the world. We somehow wonder why some high-rank Officers stepped down early from his good fortune/career. Until oneday we may be wanna resign from the company, for some "discontented" reason(s). Many movies on how the Bride escaped from the wedding, left behind the confused audiences(kind of show or what, wedding consert).

[@dewamade3407]

🤫🤫🤫

[@MrDvramanarao]

Why we care about his personal life. We listen to his good teachings.

[@buddhismforchildren3807]

Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu

[@BodhisattvaTravels]

Namo Buddhay !!

[@dss6838]

I have never heard of this way of greeting. Can you tell me what it means?

[@gkcjakie002]

Suppose these stories were told as metaphors. All these stories telling about mind and body in abstract level.

[@anjalimondal3545]

বাংলা অথবা হিন্দিতে বুদ্ধের ভিডিও দেখতে শুনতে দয়া করে যদি তা করেন উপক‍ৃত হই জ্ঞান লাভ এবং আনন্দ দায়ক হয় আশায় থাকলাম . ধন্যবাদ.

[@chandranisahanone]

That's he is known as the Buddha(A god)

[@pranaysakhare9687]

Question: Wasn’t it irresponsible for the Buddha to walk out on his wife and child? Answer: It couldn’t have been an easy thing for the Buddha to leave his family. He must have worried and hesitated for a long time before he finally left. But he had a choice, dedicating himself to his family or dedicating himself to the world. In the end, his great compassion made him give himself to the whole world and the whole world still benefits from his sacrifice. This was not irresponsible. It was perhaps the most significant sacrifice ever made. - Good Question Good Answer.

[@siri6745]

The thing is, in one of the versions, he explains everything to his wife and leaves after informing her so I'm just confused about this version 😮

[@pranaysakhare7066]

@@siri6745 confused about what?

[@junesilvermanb2979]

Yaśodharā (Pali: Yasodharā, Sanskrit: यशोधरा) was the wife of Prince Siddhartha - until he left his home to become a śramaṇa - the mother of Rāhula, and the sister of Devadatta. She later became a Buddhist Nun and is considered an arahatā (or Lady Arhat).

[@farrightsocialistatheist845]

Modi : Buddha Yashoda Ben : Yasodhara

[@jayakumarkumar3718]

LORD GAUTAMA BUDHDAR AND JAGATGURU ADHI SANKARAR ARE THE SAME. GAUTAMAR'S ANOTHER ROOPAM IS YASOTHARA. HIS SON RAHUL IS ALSO GAUTAMAR'S ROOPAM.

[@akashsinghchauhan721]

say nav baudh mitra who were entrapped in Jaya Bheem Jaya Meem to accept Sanjay Dixit's manu smriti challenge and also watch his episodes on it. Or Hate Endlessly its choice.

[@VarunGosain08]

Buddha was not begging for food - it was Bhiksha ...Dono me bahut farak hota hai !!

[@chirag1134]

I can never admire Buddha. Since childhood, never. I don't care, what ppl say.

[@upalirathnayake4943]

REALLY NOT LORD BUDDA PRINCE SIDDARTHA GAVE UP HIS WIFE YASHODARA PLEASE MAKE IT CORRECT

[@ajaylokare5384]

नमो बुद्धाय जय भीम 🙏💙🇮🇳🙏

[@BodhisattvaTravels]

Namo Buddhay !!

[@AMANKUMARSINGH-yp1qz]

Bhim 😅

[@shahabsiddiqui1052]

Namo means Narendra Modi

[@ajaylokare5384]

@@shahabsiddiqui1052 😂

[@akashsinghchauhan721]

*Gautama left Buddha* *returned* Wrong title

[@zerinzinia8660]

She was a married woman but no husband to fulfill her physical need. It's injustice by Buddha.

[@gerardzabalza4894]

For you, to fulfill physical needs, sexe. It's primordial.But , You are not Yashodara, and never will be. (You weren't in the Palace,nor in their room.)So, you imagine, badly most of the time, until thinking Gautama Buddha was a selfish man. (Writing words without any clues, won't help you.) 😢

[@Teduhhijau]

a Bodhisattva has a wife, the Buddha has no wife. Bodhisattvas and Buddhas are different.

[@BodhisattvaTravels]

True. Thanks for the rectification.

[@priyapatil7736]

You are wrong, He didn't left her aknowingly while she is in sleep, Its not true.

[@prasadpanicker3047]

To become a great monk u need the help of a woman ,remember u need at least 1 meal a day kind rgds