Religious leaders· Nepal, India
Gautama Buddha
Gautama Budda · Будда Гаутама
≈ 563 BC — 483 BCLifespan: 80 years · dates approximate
Indian sage who founded Buddhism; his historicity is supported by Ashoka's inscriptions and early texts.
Dates are debated: tradition gives 563–483 BC, while many modern scholars place him around 480–400 BC. The Buddhist sites of Kara Tepe and Fayaz Tepe in Termez show Buddhism reached Uzbekistan too.
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