15 teachings of Lord Buddha that will help you live a better life

 

Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni or simply the Buddha, was a  sage on whose teachings Budhism was founded

The word Buddha means "awakened one" or "the enlightened one''

The times of Gautama's birth and death are uncertain. Most historians in the early 20th century dated his lifetime as circa 563 BCE to 483 BCE

According to the Buddhist tradition, Gautama was born in Lumbini nowadays in modern-day Nepal
Gautama obtained his enlightenment in Bodh Gaya,Bihar,India, gave his first sermon in Sarnath(a city located 13 kilometres north-east of Varanasi,Utar Pradesh,India,) and died in Kushinagar in Utar Pradesh,India