Gautama Buddha , also known as Siddhārtha Gautama , Shakyamuni Buddha , or simply the Buddha, after the title of Buddha, was an ascetic and sage, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. He is believed to have lived and taught mostly in the eastern part of ancient India sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE.
Birth: c. 563 or c. 480 BCE,
Died: c. 483 or c. 400 BCE (aged 80),(according to Buddhist tradition)
Nickname: Buddha
Known for: Founder of, Buddhism
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