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
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