Who was Gautama Buddha? How did he attend the true light and where?
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The Buddha was a philosopher, mendicant, meditator, spiritual teacher, and religious leader who lived in ancient India He is revered as the ...
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Born
Siddhartha Gautama
c. 563 BCE or 480 BCE
Lumbini, Shakya Republic (according to Buddhist tradition)[note 1]
Died
c. 483 BCE or 400 BCE (aged 80)[1][2][3]
Kushinagar, Malla Republic (according to Buddhist tradition)[note 2]
Religion
Buddhism
Spouse
Yasodharā
Children
Rāhula
Parents
Śuddhodana (father)
Maya Devi (mother)
Known for
Founder of Buddhism
Other names
Shakyamuni ("Sage of the Shakyas")
Senior posting
Predecessor
Kassapa Buddha
Successor
Maitreya
The Buddha (also known as Siddhattha Gotama or Siddhārtha Gautama[note 3] or Buddha Shakyamuni) was a philosopher, mendicant, meditator, spiritual teacher, and religious leader who lived in ancient India (c. 5th to 4th century BCE).[5][6][7][note 4] He is revered as the founder of the world religion of Buddhism, and worshipped by most Buddhist schools as the Enlightened One who has transcended Karma and escaped the cycle of birth and rebirth.[8][9][10] He taught for around 45 years and built a large following, both monastic and lay.[11] His teaching is based on his insight into duḥkha (typically translated as "suffering") and the end of dukkha—the state called Nibbāna or Nirvana.