Christianity is not the only religion that has “life is struggle” as one of its core tenets. Buddhism began with Siddhattha Gotama who lived in North India in the 6th century B.C. His father, Suddhodana was the ruler of thekingdom of Sãkyas (modern-day Nepal). Siddhattha married a beautiful princess named Yasodharã at the age of sixteen, lived in a luxurious palace and had an incredibly opulent life ahead of him. However, at the age of twenty nine after the birth of his only child Rãhula, he decided to find a solution for mankind’s suffering by leaving his life of luxury behind and searching for the universal solution to this universal problem. Throughout his journey of epiphany, he met religious teachers and followed their systems and teachings, however he did not find the answer that he sought. He decided that in order to find the one true solution, he must tread his own path. It was at the age of thirty five, whilst seated under ‘The Tree of Wisdom’ that Siddhattha became Enlightened, after which he became known as The Buddha (The Enlightened One).