Understanding the Buddha: His Life and Teachings
…Gotama was 'the Buddha', not just 'Buddha', the historical founder of Buddhism whose teachings, the Dhamma, form its core.
-- The historical Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. as Prince Siddhattha Gotama, in the …
… search of solutions to suffering. At 35, he attained enlightenment and spent 45 years teaching the Dhamma and establishing the Sangha. The Buddha passed away at 80 in Kushinagara. Alongside the fully-enlig…