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Buddha
Gautama Buddha[note 3] (c. 563/480 – c. 483/400 BCE), also known as Siddhārtha Gautama,[note 4] Shakyamuni Buddha,[4][note 5] or simply the Buddha, after the title of Buddha, was an ascetic (śramaṇa) and sage,[4] on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.[5] He is believed to have lived and taught mostly in the eastern part of ancient India sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE.[6][note 6]
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A statue of the Buddha from Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India, 4th century CE
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| Religion | Buddhism |
| Known for | Founder of Buddhism |
| Other names | Siddhartha Gautama, Siddhattha Gotama, Shakyamuni |
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| Born | c. 563 or c. 480 BCE[1][2] Lumbini, Shakya Republic (according to Buddhist tradition)[note 1] |
| Died | c. 483 or c. 400 BCE (aged 80) Kushinagar, Malla Republic (according to Buddhist tradition)[note 2] |
| Spouse | Yasodharā |
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| Predecessor | Kassapa Buddha |
| Successor | Maitreya |
Buddha as an avatar at Dwaraka Tirumala temple, Andhra Pradesh.
Gautama taught a Middle Way between sensual indulgence and the severe asceticism found in the śramaṇa movement[7] common in his region. He later taught throughout other regions of eastern India such as Magadha and Kosala.[6][8]
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