本文對佛祖釋迦牟尼的生平及其傳說進行了考辯,從現存的史料中提取了他一生可資確信的事例,介紹了其從出家到創教的過程。分析了佛陀在傳教中的主要活動以及早期佛教的基本教義,說明瞭這些教義的理論意義與局限。 This paper investigates and studies the life of Sakyamuni and his legendary stories. Using the trustworthy materials from historical books about his life, this paper introduces his life from entering religion to creating a religion. This paper analyses his preaching activities and the significance of early Buddhism. This paper also clarifies the theory of tenet and its limitation.