Powerful Buddha Quotes to Act On Siddhārtha Gautama or Gautama Buddha was the founder of Buddhism. He was born as a royal prince in 624 BC in Nepal. He was called the Buddha because he has achieved his aims in being enlightened. “Buddha” means the “awakened one” or the “enlightened one“. The Buddha has found answers to many of life’s problems after studying multiple teachings and immersing himself into deep meditation. He lived for 80 years and spent most of his lifetime preaching to others his teachings to lead them to the path of spiritual enlightenment. Check out some of