Buddha life story thangka depicts the entire life of Lord Gautuma Buddha and his quest for enlightenment. Many years ago there was a king whose name was shuddhodhan. He was the king of Kapilvastu, Lumbini, Nepal. The queen of Lumbini was Mayadevi. The king and queen had been Childless for some time and were very sad about it. One night Queen Mayadevi dreamed of a white elephant. Actually the elephant was the Buddha himself. In the form of this white elephant, the Buddha entered her womb. Then She became Pregnant. One day the Queen set out to visit her parents. On the way she took rest in the lovely garden of Lumbini. There she gave birth to the Buddha. Immediately after his birth, he walked seven steps forward. In the sky appeared gods and goddesses full of happiness because of his birth. On the seventh day his birth, his mother died. He was then looked after by his step mother.

Since he was born a prince, his father taught him many skills such as horse riding, sword play, archery, and swimming . The Buddha had a very kind nature. He always thought very seriously and deeply and was never attracted to anything material or worldly. However, the king wanted to see his son become a great and powerful king –better even then himself. So to keep him happy the king built many seasonal gardens and arranged for there to be musical performances and wonderful dances for the entertainment of the Buddha. In the fullness of time, the Buddha became married to beautiful princess Yasodhara who gave birth Rahula. All these delights did not make him happy

. One day he wished to leave the confines of the palace and out into the world. Traveling in the country he saw an old man. He asked his friend about him because he never seen that old. It was then he realized that old age was predictable and that he too, would be old someday. This understanding made him very sad. While traveling he also saw many who were sick and some who had died. Then he met a monk and learned that the monk was in search of enlightenment. He, too, wanted to find enlightenment and the cause of suffering. He returned to the palace, but was no longer able to be happy there. He longer able to be happy they had seen too much and needed to find the cause of suffering. So one day he left the palace forever and started meditation, and learned many things from many teachers. But still he had not found the knowledge he sought and he had tried many forms of meditation. After six years of meditating, he had become very weak seemed to be only skin and bones. Finally he achieved enlightenment or budhhahood. After achieving enlightenment, he traveled to many places, preaching to people. One day he attained, parinirvana, left this world, and went back to Nirvana.