<P> Gautama Buddha ( c. 563 BCE / 480 BCE -- c. 483 BCE / 400 BCE ) , also known as Siddhārtha Gautama ( sid̪ːɦɑːrt̪hə gəut̪əmə ) , Shakyamuni Buddha ( ɕɑːkjəmun̪i bud̪ːɦə ) , or simply the Buddha , after the title of Buddha , was an ascetic ( śramaṇa ) and sage , on whose teachings Buddhism was founded . He is believed to have lived and taught mostly in the eastern part of ancient India sometime between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE . </P>
<P> Gautama Buddha ( c. 563 BCE / 480 BCE -- c. 483 BCE / 400 BCE ) , also known as Siddhārtha Gautama ( sid̪ːɦɑːrt̪hə gəut̪əmə ) , Shakyamuni Buddha ( ɕɑːkjəmun̪i bud̪ːɦə ) , or simply the Buddha , after the title of Buddha , was an ascetic ( śramaṇa ) and sage , on whose teachings Buddhism was founded . He is believed to have lived and taught mostly in the eastern part of ancient India sometime between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE . </P>
who was the buddha and what did he do
who was the buddha and what did he do
an ascetic ( śramaṇa ) and sage , on whose teachings Buddhism was founded
an ascetic ( śramaṇa ) and sage , on whose teachings Buddhism was founded