Siddhartha Gautama was born about 563 BC in what is now modern Nepal. His father, Suddhodana, was the ruler of the Sakya people and Siddhartha grew up living the extravagant life on a young prince. According to custom, he married at the young age of sixteen to a girl named Yasodhara. His father had ordered that he live a life of total seclusion, but one day Siddhartha ventured out into the world and was confronted with …showed first 75 words of 975 total…

…showed last 75 words of 975 total…vices. After living with Samsara for may years, Siddhartha becomes depressed. He realizes that the beautiful bird that once sang in his soul has become silent. When he reaches the river he sits above it, and hears of his soul the holy Om, this is proof that the bird exists. The river teaches him more than any human teacher could have, like the fact that time is an illusion. Siddhartha finally finds peace in this. .