THE BUDDHA

Buddha is an honorific name. It means Knower ; or Awakened One; or Enlightened One .HIS-
personsl name was Siddhattha; and his clan name was Gotama. He was born in 623B.C. at Lumbini
park near kapilavastu; now known as padiera in the countruy of Modern Nepal. His father was Su-
ddhodana and ruled the Kingdom of the Sakkyas.His mother was Queen Maya. Siddhattha Gotama prince and warrior of the Aryans; came down from the foothills of the Himalayas and became the -
greatest teacher of the world.