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An ascetic and sage on whose teaching Buddhism was founded and who lived in the eastern part of Ancient India.
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Aryans
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Varna
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Buddha
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Siddahartha
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Gautama Buddha (c. 563 BCE/480 BCE – c. 483 BCE/400 BCE), also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha, or simply the Buddha, after the title of Buddha, was an ascetic and sage, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.
Detailed explanation-2: -At this time in India there were many religious teachers. One of the best and most well known was Alara Kalama. Ascetic Gotama went to study under him.
Detailed explanation-3: -The founder of Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautama, was born circa 563 BCE into a wealthy family. Gautama rejected his life of riches and embraced a lifestyle of asceticism, or extreme self-discipline.
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