SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA, THE BUDDHA

SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA, THE BUDDHA Meditation: THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA (563? – 483? B.C.), known as the Buddha (Sanskrit for “enlightened one”), was born in Kapilavastu, the chief town of Kapila in what is now Nepal. His family was petty royalty, and he himself a minor prince. One of his names is Sakyamuni, “sage of the Sakya clan.” Early texts state that he w..