Gautama Buddha:

• Siddhartha, also known as Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, was born about 2500 years ago.
• The Buddha belonged to a small gana known as the Sakya gana, and was a kshatriya.
• When he was a young man, he left the comforts of his home in search of knowledge.
• He meditated for days on end under a peepal tree at Bodh Gaya in Bihar, where he attained enlightenment.