WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Siddhartha Gautama (better known as the Buddha, l. c. 563-c. 483 BCE) was, according to legend, a Hindu prince who renounced his position and wealth to seek enlightenment as a spiritual ascetic, attained his goal and, in preaching his path to others, founded Buddhism in India in the 6th-5th centuries BCE.

Detailed explanation-2: -Buddhism is a faith that was founded by Siddhartha Gautama (“the Buddha”) more than 2, 500 years ago in India. With about 500 million followers, scholars consider Buddhism one of the major world religions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Buddhism (/ˈbʊdɪzəm/ BUU-dih-zəm, US also /ˈbuːd-/ BOOD-), also known as Buddha Dharma, Bauddha and Dharmavinaya ( transl. “doctrines and disciplines"), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha.

Detailed explanation-4: -Buddhism is one of the world’s major religions. It originated in South Asia around the 5th century B.C.E. with Siddhartha Gautama, and over the next millennia it spread across Asia and the rest of the world.

Detailed explanation-5: -Much later, Buddhism was founded when an Indian prince achieved enlightenment at Bodh Gaya.

Detailed explanation-6: -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.