4288 x 2848 px | 36,3 x 24,1 cm | 14,3 x 9,5 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
5. Oktober 2009
Ort:
Kapilavastu, Nepal
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Later in his life the Sage Gautama would say that "If, whether for his own sake, or for the sake of others, a man wishes neither for a son, nor for wealth, nor for lordship, and if he does not wish for his own success by unfair means, then he is good, wise, and virtuous." By the time Gautama had experienced the schism in his soul, between his actual existence and his vision of an ideal life of spiritual searching, and by the time the call of destiny had made itself clear, Gautama already had a wife and a son. He named his son Rahula, or "fetter, " for he felt that his love for the baby would keep him chained to a life of domesticity and prevent him from following a path of spiritual seeking. Nevertheless, resolved to escape from the worldly life, one late night Gautama took a last look at his sleeping wife and son, and then he left without saying goodbye. It is told that he departed via the eastern gate. Like an Arthurian knight searching for the Holy Grail, the embodiment of self-realization and ultimate mystical power, Siddhartha Gautama had set out on a quest for his own grail, enlightenment.
