Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama (c. 563–483 BC), known as the Buddha ("the awakened one"), was a spiritual teacher from ancient India who founded Buddhism. Born a prince in Lumbini (modern Nepal), he renounced his royal life to seek the path to liberation from suffering. His teachings — the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path — have shaped billions of lives. The Dhammapada, a collection of his sayings in verse, remains the most widely read text in the Pali Buddhist canon.