TheBuddha
Siddattha Gotama was probably born in 563 BCE, in Kapilavastu near the India/Nepal border.He was the prince of a small kingdom but at 29 he left his home and family to seek a better way of life. He was looking for peace and spiritual truth which would release him from the cycle of rebirths. After six years he discovered this enlightenment while sitting and meditating under a bodhi tree. After this he spent the rest of his life travelling and preaching his message. He gathered together a group of followers who formed a community known as a sangha.