The Buddha was born in the 5th Century BCE as an Indian Prince named Siddhartha Gautama. He enjoyed a lavish royal lifestyle until one day he encountered a decrepit elderly man, a diseased man, a corpse, and a hermit outside of his palace. These experiences, known as The Four Sights, ...
Buddha was believed to be born on aFull Moon dayin the year 563 BC and the day is observed reverentially as Buddha Purnima. He was born as Siddartha to Suddodhana, the king of Kapilavastu and his queen, Maya Devi, in the present day Lumbini in Nepal. He was the crown price and li...