The Buddha Gave It All Up
Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha, the guy who started all of this, was born to a king in northern India or southern Nepal in the fifth century BCE. A traveling seer predicted at his birth that he would be either a great king or a great spiritual leader.
His father wanted him to be the next king and so went to great lengths to give him the most sheltered, comfortable upbringing he could. At an appropriate age, the…