At first they didn’t trust him, but after he had talked with them, they became his first followers From there he went about the country living on alms and persuading men to accept his way of life. Two great teachers, Sariputra and Maudgalyayana, and their two thousand followers came to him.
Buddha's Father, King Suddhodana, Princess Yasodhara, his wife, and all the members of the Shakya clan became his faithful disciples. Buddha went about the country preaching and persuading men to follow his way of life for forty-five years, but one day, he became ill and predicted that after three months he would enter Nirvana. He was very ill and, but he still continued with his teachings to his followers to the moment of his death. Buddha (also called Shakyamuni, the Sage of the Shakya clan or the Perfectly Enlightened One) was one of the greatest mans in the history of the mankind. His way of life is very practical, logic and useful not only for his followers but also for all the people in the world.