We are told that a prince named Siddhartha Gautama, who lived around 400 BCE, left his home and family, went on a spiritual quest and became enlightened — “awake.” Buddha can be translated as “awake.” From then on he was referred to as “The Buddha.”According to Wikipedia: “No written records about Gautama were found from his lifetime or some centuries thereafter.” So the stories of his early life may or may not be true. [...]
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