Post by Vyniran on Jul 23, 2015 0:20:15 GMT
CITTA GAUTAMA
-Basic Info-
Features: Citta has no hair on his head for obvious reasons. His brow is larger than normal while he shows off his hazel eyes. He has a stubble for a beard seeing as he only shaves it with a knife. He is toned, but not very strong.-Basic Info-
Personality: Citta is very strong willed, diligent, and dedicated to what he believes in. His whole life he searched for something, and he still does. To attain perfect enlightenment is something he wants to attain, but it seems whenever he feels like he is close it turns out he is only a small fraction of where he could be. Because of this he is always moving, always searching. He is not satisfied with anything, and wont be until he attains perfect enlightenment. Citta is also a go with the flow type of person naturally, and his spirituality only pushes this onward.
Skills: Citta is an excellent faster, he is also a thinker. Many have come to him to seek wisdom, and some even see it as folly. Citta being a monk also had to stay healthy, so he learned martial arts as he was at a monastery that he had helped build. Because of him moving on from that he is very self sufficient and before he became a monk was a farmer and carpenter.
Clothing: Citta wears a simple robe with hid boots to protect his feet, sometimes he is bare foot. He keeps a staff on him at all times.
Markings/Scars: Citta has no tattoos or anything of the sort, he keeps his body pure and 100% whole to mirror his enlightenment.
-Story-
Early Life: Citta grew up as a peasant in the country side of an unknown eastern land. As a child he farmed, like any other. It was his life. Rice was all he knew, this life eventually lead him to where he is now. Citta would ask his father strange questions, ones that children simply did not ask. His father was a Brahmin before he decided to take his son out to the country side to escape his wife's death. His father destroyed all notion of his earlier life, he changed his name to fool everyone. A Brahmin is a spiritual type of person who dedicates his life to his family and herding. But after his wife died he left it, he renamed himself Citta after his son. Citta asked him why one time, and his father's response was the only time he talked about Citta's mother. He said "Because son you are half me and half your mother, but now that she is gone it is fitting that you and I are the same. We have both lost our other half." Citta would later look back on his father in a manner that seemed mocking, but was only sympathetic. His father had found his enlightenment, but the death of his loved one destroyed him. Citta decided that because of this he wanted to go seek the enlightenment he wanted so desperately.
Life as a Traveler: Citta was thirteen years of age when he went out into the world, he told his father that he wanted to see that which his father had. Enlightenment, perfect wisdom, and his place in the world. His father looked at him and saw a reflection of himself, so he let him go. Citta never saw his father after that. As Citta journeyed the land, he begged, and he learned the life of a true peasant. He claimed nothing as his own except his loincloth. He looked as the people mocked him, and others pitied him giving him food and water. The most interesting people he met during this time though were the people who were poor as well, but let him sleep and share food with them. He wondered how someone with so little, gave more than those with so much. Citta didn't realize it, but this was a huge stepping stone towards his enlightenment.
The River: One time as Citta was travelling he came upon a river. To cross this river there was a ferry set up and a ferry man. The ferry man did not work for money, he took people across for free. The young Citta did not understand this at first until he actually spoke to the ferryman. The ferryman who was named Abhilasha told him that it was his desire to do so, and that desires could drive people to do things they normally would not do. He told Citta that every thing has two sides, such as how we would not know what light is without dark. You would not know enlightment without ignorance. He furthermore told Citta that both of these were the same. This is when Citta learned the basic foundation of enlightenment, and he did not even realize it. The yin and yang of everything. Because Citta did not understand he seeked further from the ferryman's insight. He asked him how something so simple would lead him to his eternal wisdom, the ferryman smiled at him. The ferryman went on to explain that because it was so simple it was also quite complex, he just didn't understand yet for he was young. Citta crossed the river and he took the teachings with a grain of salt, he would not forget what the ferryman had tried to teach him. Citta would later understand this concept much more later in life.
Life as a Samana: A Samana is one who seeks enlightenment by completely disregarding society as a whole, if you want a metaphor you can look towards hippies whom do the same thing, but maybe not on a spiritual level. Citta came upon some Samanas who were begging once, there he met the one they called Aan the wise one. He taught Citta everything he knew about fasting, and mediating. He taught him the ways of aestheticism and a higher way of thinking. Citta's stay with the Samana was brief as Citta learned that enlightenment simply could not be taught. He realized that meditating was no better than drugs or alcohol, or even prostitution. It was only temporary enlightenment, at first Citta was bitter about this. Later in life however, he learned that this is what really gave him a taste of true enlightenment. It was his catalyst.
Leaving the Samanas: Citta went to his teacher, the one they called Amaktua. Amaktua had spent most of his life as a Samana, he found his place in life trying to teach himself and others enlightenment. What Amaktua never learned however is that you simply cannot teach enlightenment. It is somewhere trapped inside of you, and only you can awaken it. Never the less he spent his whole life trying something that did not work, and because of this he was bitter. When Citta went to him to tell him he was leaving, Amaktua showed great anger, and threatened to beat him. Citta did not listen, and instead smiled. He looked Amaktua in the eyes and eventually he simmered down, and realized his folly. Amaktua did not tell Citta, but he knew Citta was close to enlightenment. Citta left and Amaktua remained in the woods, fasting and meditating. He would never reach enlightenment, but was content with his blindness.
The Enlightened One: After a long journey Citta was now 18 years old, he had heard word of a man who people said attained enlightenment. His appearance was in a city called Ahichatra. He found the enlightened one there and asked him all he had wanted to know, only then did Citta truly realize that seeking wisdom from others at this point was unnecessary. In his conversation with the wise one, Citta realized it had hit him. Citta had been enlightened. Citta knew so much, he knew life is all about balance, and that everything has it's place and it's exact opposite. With this new found enlightenment came the exact opposite, blindness, ignorance, stupidity. Citta realized it was impossible to attain true enlightenment unless you understood every single counterpart oh what he seeked. He would go on to build a temple with the wise man and meditate for a while there until he knew what he would do next.
Enlightenment: Citta went with the enlightened one to the top of a mountain known only as "The Journey", there they would build a monastery for all who wished to seek. Citta trained with the wise man for several years. They practiced martial arts, meditation, and even games of chess and checkers. As Citta spent his time there he learned much, he began realizing what the ferryman from long ago had told him. He truly understood the Yin and Yang concept, and from that he drew forth more and more wisdom. He learned and learned until one day he realized there was nothing more to learn. He always thought universal knowledge meant knowing all there is to know. He only now realized that everyone is born with that universal knowledge inside him. Enlightening is not a state of learning, but rather a state of remembering lost knowledge held deep within you. Citta was at peace with everything, but realized there was still so much more to learn. He made the decision that everything in life, every new experience would teach new wisdom. So he decided it was time to leave the wise one, and find out what more there was to learn.
Present: With his new found enlightenment, Citta went out into the world where he would learn all walks of life. To do this he went far west, a land told to have everything he seeked. Excitement, pauperism, evil people, and guilty pleasures. As Citta spent his life travelling west he was captured as a slave. Soon Citta's next step towards true enlightenment will soon begin.
Life as a Traveler: Citta was thirteen years of age when he went out into the world, he told his father that he wanted to see that which his father had. Enlightenment, perfect wisdom, and his place in the world. His father looked at him and saw a reflection of himself, so he let him go. Citta never saw his father after that. As Citta journeyed the land, he begged, and he learned the life of a true peasant. He claimed nothing as his own except his loincloth. He looked as the people mocked him, and others pitied him giving him food and water. The most interesting people he met during this time though were the people who were poor as well, but let him sleep and share food with them. He wondered how someone with so little, gave more than those with so much. Citta didn't realize it, but this was a huge stepping stone towards his enlightenment.
The River: One time as Citta was travelling he came upon a river. To cross this river there was a ferry set up and a ferry man. The ferry man did not work for money, he took people across for free. The young Citta did not understand this at first until he actually spoke to the ferryman. The ferryman who was named Abhilasha told him that it was his desire to do so, and that desires could drive people to do things they normally would not do. He told Citta that every thing has two sides, such as how we would not know what light is without dark. You would not know enlightment without ignorance. He furthermore told Citta that both of these were the same. This is when Citta learned the basic foundation of enlightenment, and he did not even realize it. The yin and yang of everything. Because Citta did not understand he seeked further from the ferryman's insight. He asked him how something so simple would lead him to his eternal wisdom, the ferryman smiled at him. The ferryman went on to explain that because it was so simple it was also quite complex, he just didn't understand yet for he was young. Citta crossed the river and he took the teachings with a grain of salt, he would not forget what the ferryman had tried to teach him. Citta would later understand this concept much more later in life.
Life as a Samana: A Samana is one who seeks enlightenment by completely disregarding society as a whole, if you want a metaphor you can look towards hippies whom do the same thing, but maybe not on a spiritual level. Citta came upon some Samanas who were begging once, there he met the one they called Aan the wise one. He taught Citta everything he knew about fasting, and mediating. He taught him the ways of aestheticism and a higher way of thinking. Citta's stay with the Samana was brief as Citta learned that enlightenment simply could not be taught. He realized that meditating was no better than drugs or alcohol, or even prostitution. It was only temporary enlightenment, at first Citta was bitter about this. Later in life however, he learned that this is what really gave him a taste of true enlightenment. It was his catalyst.
Leaving the Samanas: Citta went to his teacher, the one they called Amaktua. Amaktua had spent most of his life as a Samana, he found his place in life trying to teach himself and others enlightenment. What Amaktua never learned however is that you simply cannot teach enlightenment. It is somewhere trapped inside of you, and only you can awaken it. Never the less he spent his whole life trying something that did not work, and because of this he was bitter. When Citta went to him to tell him he was leaving, Amaktua showed great anger, and threatened to beat him. Citta did not listen, and instead smiled. He looked Amaktua in the eyes and eventually he simmered down, and realized his folly. Amaktua did not tell Citta, but he knew Citta was close to enlightenment. Citta left and Amaktua remained in the woods, fasting and meditating. He would never reach enlightenment, but was content with his blindness.
The Enlightened One: After a long journey Citta was now 18 years old, he had heard word of a man who people said attained enlightenment. His appearance was in a city called Ahichatra. He found the enlightened one there and asked him all he had wanted to know, only then did Citta truly realize that seeking wisdom from others at this point was unnecessary. In his conversation with the wise one, Citta realized it had hit him. Citta had been enlightened. Citta knew so much, he knew life is all about balance, and that everything has it's place and it's exact opposite. With this new found enlightenment came the exact opposite, blindness, ignorance, stupidity. Citta realized it was impossible to attain true enlightenment unless you understood every single counterpart oh what he seeked. He would go on to build a temple with the wise man and meditate for a while there until he knew what he would do next.
Enlightenment: Citta went with the enlightened one to the top of a mountain known only as "The Journey", there they would build a monastery for all who wished to seek. Citta trained with the wise man for several years. They practiced martial arts, meditation, and even games of chess and checkers. As Citta spent his time there he learned much, he began realizing what the ferryman from long ago had told him. He truly understood the Yin and Yang concept, and from that he drew forth more and more wisdom. He learned and learned until one day he realized there was nothing more to learn. He always thought universal knowledge meant knowing all there is to know. He only now realized that everyone is born with that universal knowledge inside him. Enlightening is not a state of learning, but rather a state of remembering lost knowledge held deep within you. Citta was at peace with everything, but realized there was still so much more to learn. He made the decision that everything in life, every new experience would teach new wisdom. So he decided it was time to leave the wise one, and find out what more there was to learn.
Present: With his new found enlightenment, Citta went out into the world where he would learn all walks of life. To do this he went far west, a land told to have everything he seeked. Excitement, pauperism, evil people, and guilty pleasures. As Citta spent his life travelling west he was captured as a slave. Soon Citta's next step towards true enlightenment will soon begin.
*The Rest of the Story will depend on what type of map will be made, this is also a work in progress I plan to go back to these chapters and add more meat to it in general.*