This man once redeemed a murderer who wore a necklace of the fingers of his victims.
This man once redeemed a murderer who wore a necklace of the fingers of his victims. Failed assassination attempts on this man involved a boulder that ended up splintering into pieces and a drunken elephant, and were planned by Devadatta. This man hailed from Shakya, and on the night of his conception his mother Maya dreamt of being pierced by an elephant with six tusks. This figure was shocked in his youth to encounter a diseased man, a decaying corpse, and an ascetic, and this prince later sat beneath the Bodhi tree. For 10 points, name this teacher of the Eightfold Path and the Four Noble Truths, the founder of a namesake Asian religion.
This man once redeemed a murderer who wore a necklace of the fingers of his victims.
Siddhartha Gautama Buddha [accept Siddhartha or Gautama or Shakyamuni]