Giant statue of Buddha with other smaller Buddhist statues in front of it. Gold Buddha statue in red clothes photographed from behind.īuddhist statue with golden decorations at a Thai temple.īig red Buddha statue under the sun with a beautiful sky in the background. Today, he remains as one of the most influential figures whose wisdom is still a source of guidance to many. But then, as time passed, his wonderful words spread across the world. This is when he attained full enlightenment and the answers came to him.Īrmed with new wisdom (and with convincing from the king of the gods, Brahma), he was able to teach. After years of practicing various philosophies and becoming unsatisfied with them, he finally goes into deep meditation. It is said that he was born in Nepal and lived between the 6 th and 4 th centuries.īuddha is also a term that means ‘Awakened One’ or ‘The Enlightened One’.
Although much is still not known about him, he was a monk, teacher, and philosopher, whose teachings became the foundation of Buddhism. Gautama Buddha, or simply Buddha, may be called by different names, but he has been a prominent figure in many Asian cultures for centuries.
