However, traditionally, the Buddha’s birth, awakening ... sake of transmission into the idea of a single person who was born in Kapilavastu? Or was it that there were many Buddhas imagined?

Siddhartha Gautama, best known as the Buddha (the enlightened one), lived some 500 years before Jesus Christ. Born into royalty, the life of the young prince and his subsequent enlightenment set the ...

later known as the Buddha, was born in Lumbini (present-day Nepal). Born into a royal family, he lived a life of comfort until he encountered human suffering, which led him to renounce worldly ...

Siddhartha Gautama, as he was known before becoming the Buddha, was born in Lumbini (modern-day Nepal), a region that now attracts pilgrims from around the world. Buddha Purnima commemorates his ...

Though the Buddha was born in what is now Nepal, he became enlightened, first preached, and died in neighboring India. On Monday, India’s Ministry of Culture said it was taking “swift and ...

The Life and Legacy of Gautam BuddhaGautam Buddha, born as Prince Siddhartha Gautama in Lumbini (modern-day Nepal), lived a sheltered and royal life until the age of 29. Disturbed by the harsh ...

According to Buddhist tradition, Siddhartha Gautama, as he was known before enlightenment, was born in a garden, beneath a tree. Immediately after his delivery, Buddha is said to have stood and ...