Over 2,500 years ago, an Indian prince named Siddhartha Gautama achieved spiritual enlightenment and became the Buddha, the founder of the world's fourth-largest religion. When you purchase ...

Siddhartha Gautama, as he was known before becoming ... His breakthrough came when he sat under a Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya, India, vowing not to rise until he had found the answers he sought.

UNIQUELY INDIA/AGE FOTOSTOCK Ashoka’s embrace ... Holding on to the branch of a sal tree, Maya (right) gives birth to Siddhartha Gautama, who will become the Buddha (left) in this second ...

Buddha Purnima, or Vesak, celebrates Gautama Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and death. Originating in ancient India, Siddhartha Gautama renounced royalty to become Buddha. His teachings of Dharma ...

Buddhism began around 2,500 years ago. Its founder was a person known to history as Siddhartha Gautama. Siddhartha was born into a noble family in the kingdom of Kapilavastu, close to what is now ...

The holiday is traditionally celebrated in most of South and East Asia to commemorate the birth of Prince Siddhartha Gautama. He founded Buddhism and ... music and sing-alongs focusing on the culture ...

Bodhi means enlightenment or awakening in Sanskrit. It commemorates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha. Buddhists throughout the world celebrate Bodhi Day, but they do ...

Bodhgaya in Bihar is where Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, becoming the Buddha. It is one of the holiest Buddhist pilgrimage sites and hosts elaborate celebrations ...

The novel by Hermann Hesse is set in 6th-century Kapilavastu (now in Nepal), the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama — better known as the Buddha ... looking for salvation was based on a perception of ...

Buddha statues in Sarnath, India, where he attained enlightenment. Alexander Reshnya/iStock via Getty Images Plus ...