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Buddha

founder of Buddhism
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Also known as: Śākyamuni, Gautama Buddha, Gotama Buddha, Sage of the Śākyas, Shaka, Shaka Nyorai, Shakyamuni, Siddhartha Gautama, Siddhattha
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Donald S. Lopez
Donald S. Lopez, Jr. is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan. His books include Elaborations on Emptiness: Uses of the...
Donald S. Lopez
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Sanskrit:
“Awakened One”
Clan name (Sanskrit):
Gautama or
(Pali):
Gotama
Personal name (Sanskrit):
Siddhartha or
(Pali):
Siddhattha
Born:
c. 6th–4th century bce, Lumbini, near Kapilavastu, Shakya republic, Kosala kingdom [now in Nepal]
Notable Family Members:
mother Maha Maya
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Buddha (born c. 6th–4th century bce, Lumbini, near Kapilavastu, Shakya republic, Kosala kingdom [now in Nepal]—died, Kusinara, Malla republic, Magadha kingdom [now Kasia, India]) was the founder of Buddhism, one of the major religions and philosophical systems of southern and eastern Asia and of the world. Buddha is one of the many epithets of a teacher who lived in northern India sometime between the 6th and the 4th century before the Common Era. His followers, known as Buddhists, propagated the religion that is known today as Buddhism. The title buddha was used by a number of religious groups in ancient ...(100 of 7910 words)

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