biography of buddha
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Gautama Buddha also known as Siddhārtha Gautama in Sanskrit or Siddhattha Gotama in Pali , Shakyamuni (i.e. "Sage of the Shakyas") Buddha,or simply the Buddha, after the title of Buddha, was a monk (śramaṇa), mendicant, sage,philosopher, teacher and religious leader on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. He is believed to have lived and taught mostly in the northeastern part of ancient India sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE.
Gautama taught a Middle Way between sensual indulgence and the severe asceticism found in the śramaṇa movement common in his region. He later taught throughout other regions of eastern India such as Magadha and Kosala.
Gautama taught a Middle Way between sensual indulgence and the severe asceticism found in the śramaṇa movement common in his region. He later taught throughout other regions of eastern India such as Magadha and Kosala.Gautama is the primary figure in Buddhism.
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Siddhartha who later become Buddha - or the enlightened one was a prince who forsook the comforts of a palace to seek enlightenment Buddha was born approximately 400 BCE in the district of Lumbini, which is now a day Nepal close to the Indian border.