Life and Land Siddharta Gautama, known as Buddha, was born in northeast India. He was born in the time period between 560 to 480 B.C. His mothers name was Maya, and his father’s name was Sudhodana. His father was a clan chieftant, who by profession was a land-merchant. Buddha who was the only child was born into the Gautama clan of the Sakya hill tribe in Southern Napal. His family was well to do. Buddha …showed first 75 words of 1438 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1438 total…to take refuge in. Buddha himself never says he is a god, he only says he has enlightenment or understanding and tells his followers at his death “ Go now and diligently, seek to realize your own salvation”; Because of this, we believe Buddha to be highly misunderstood today. Some of us also believe that the wisdom can come from anybody and Buddha himself was mislead by himself and did not go in the proper direction.