Buddha

• means “the wise one”
• Siddhartha, also known as Gautama
  • This is different from
    Siddhartha
    who was Mahavira’s father
• Founder of Buddhism
• Culture and followers are called
  Buddhist
• Prince of Sakya Gana
• Kshatriya by Varna
• Born at
  Lumbini
  in present day
  Nepal

• Left home when he was young, and wandered for several years.
• Attained enlightenment under a peepal tree at Bodh Gaya, Bihar
• First taught at
  Sarnath
  • Taught in
    Prakrit Language
    , making it easier for the common people to understand
• Passed away at
  Kusinara