WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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. After 49 consecutive days of meditation, Gautama became the Buddha, or “enlightened one”.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: Developed approximately around 500 BCE by Gautama Buddha in Northeastern India, Buddhism first spread to Central Asia and Southeast Asia after a few centuries. Shortly thereafter it spread into China, Korea, and Japan.

Detailed explanation-3: -Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha ("the awakened"), was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. Statue of the Buddha, preaching his first sermon at Sarnath.