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Siddhārtha Gautama


Sid·dhār·tha Gau·ta·ma

biographical name \si-ˈdär-tə-ˈga-tə-mə, -ˈgō-\

Definition of SIDDHĀRTHA GAUTAMA

ca 563–ca 483 b.c. The Bud*dha \ˈbü-də, ˈb-\ Indian philos. & founder of Buddhism

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