Buddhism, a spiritual and philosophical tradition founded by Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, in the 5th century BC, originated in the Indian subcontinent.
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Gautama was born in the Northern part of India, in what is now Nepal, around 2,600 years ago, attained enlightenment and taught the truth, which he had