We can know very little for sure, if anything, but historically the best guess is that he originated in an aristocratic family from one of the sub-Himalayan kingdoms that tended towards a form of aristocratic democracy (probably not realy a prince). read more
Buddha is one of the many epithets of a teacher who lived in northern India sometime between the 6th and the 4th century before the Common Era. His followers, known as Buddhists, propagated the religion that is known today as Buddhism. read more
The Origins of Buddhism Buddhism, founded in the late 6th century B.C.E. by Siddhartha Gautama (the "Buddha"), is an important religion in most of the countries of Asia. read more