Buddha
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Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism, born in Lumbini,
Nepal. He was the son of the head of the Sakya warrior caste, with the
private name of Siddhartha; in later life he was known also as Sakyamuni
(Sage of the Sakyas). The name Gautama is a combination of the
family name Gautama and th ....
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.... a while he
left home and began wandering in search of enlightenment. One day in 533
b.c. , according to tradition, he encountered an aged man, a sick man, and
a corpse, and he suddenly and deeply realized that suffering is the common
lot of humankind. He then came upon a mendicant monk, calm and serene,
whereupon he determined to adopt his way of life and forsake family, wealth,
and power in the quest for truth. This decision, known in Buddhism as the
Great Renunciation, is celebrated by Buddh ....
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