WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The earliest Buddhist sources state that the Buddha was born to an aristocratic Kshatriya (Pali: khattiya) family called Gotama (Sanskrit: Gautama), who were part of the Shakyas, a tribe of rice-farmers living near the modern border of India and Nepal.

Detailed explanation-2: -Siddhartha was the original name of Buddha. He was called Siddhartha Gautama before being called Buddha.

Detailed explanation-3: -His real name was Siddhartha who later acquired the name Buddha and was credited as the founder of Buddhism. After losing his mother Mayadevi, seven days post his birth, he was raised by his stepmother Gautami. Gautama married Yasodhara and led a normal Prince in Lumbini.