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Buddha Biography

Sanskrit name: Siddhārtha Gautama Pali name: Siddhattha Gotama Other names: Shakyamuni ("Sage of the Shakyas") Born: 563 BCE or 480 BCE Lumbini, Shakya Republic (according to Buddhist tradition) Died: 483 BCE or 400 BCE (aged 80) Kushinagar, Malla Republic (according to Buddhist tradition) Religion:...