Birth of Buddha

Around 563 BCE, Siddhartha Gautama was born into a royal family in Lumbini (modern Nepal). After a sheltered upbringing, he encountered suffering for the first time and left his palace to seek enlightenment. His teachings on the nature of suffering and the path to liberation would eventually spread across Asia, shaping the lives of billions. While the exact dates are debated, his lifetime overlaps remarkably with the biblical exile period.