Buddha

The Buddha (also known as Siddhattha Gotama or Siddhārtha Gautama or Buddha Shakyamuni) was a philosopher, mendicant, meditator, spiritual teacher, and religious leader who lived in ancient India (c. 5th to 4th century BCE). He is revered as the founder of Buddhism's world religion and worshiped by most Buddhist schools as the Enlightened One who is believed to have transcended Karma and escaped the cycle of birth rebirth. He taught for around 45 years and built a large following, both monastic and lay. His teaching is based on his insight into dukkha (typically translated as "suffering") and the end of dukkha—the state called Nibbāna or নির্বাণ