The historical Buddha, also known as Gotama Buddha, SiddhÃÂrtha Gautama, and Buddha Ã
Å¡ÃÂkyamuni, was born in Lumbini, in the Nepalese region of Terai, near the Indian border. He is one of the most important Asian thinkers and spiritual masters of all time, and he contributed to many areas of philosophy, including epistemology, metaphysics and ethics. The Buddhaââ¬â¢s teaching formed the foundation for Buddhist philosophy, initially developed in South Asia, then later in the rest of Asia.
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