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{{Stack begin}}{{Infobox Historical Figure
| name=Buddha
| image=180px-StandingBuddha.jpg
| nationality=Skaya, now part of {{Indians|[[India]]}} (born in Lumbini, [[Nepal]]) 
| religion={{Buddhist|[[Buddhism]]}}
| birth={{6CentBCEBirths|563 BC}}
| death={{5CentBCEDeaths|483 BC}}
| cause of death= {{NaturalCausesOTL}}
| occupation=Aesthetic, Clergyman, {{Nobility|Nobleman}}, {{Philosopher}}
| spouse=  Yaśodharā {{WidowedPeopleOTL}}
| children= Rahula{{ParentswithDeceasedChildrenOTL}}
| parents =Śuddhodana (father)
| affiliations =}}{{Clearright}}{{Before the Beginning Historical Character
|type of appearance = Posthumous reference}}{{Clearright}}{{Occupation Duty Historical Character
|type of appearance = Posthumous reference (as "Sword Buddha")|death = {{DeathUnknownFictional|Unknown}}}}{{Stack end}}'''Siddhārtha Gautama''', often called '''Gautama Buddha''', or simply '''Buddha''' (563-483 BC, dates estimated), was a South [[Asia]]n sage on whose teachings [[Buddhism]] was founded. The precise details of his life are not known for certain. Some sources place his lifetime as 480-400 BC.

==Buddha in "[[Before the Beginning]]"==
With the invention of the [[time-viewer]], historians learned that '''Buddha''' was a party-animal.<ref>''Futureshocks'', pg. 93.</ref> This knowledge did not shake [[Buddhism (Before the Beginning)|Buddhists]] from their faith. The revelation that the [[Jews (Before the Beginning)|Jews]] really were [[God (Before the Beginning)|God's]] chosen people did that.

==Buddha in "[[Occupation Duty]]"==
[[Sword Buddhism|Buddhists]] of the [[China (Occupation Duty)|Middle Kingdom]] practiced the traditional form of the faith, which regarded the '''Buddha''' as a peaceful man. The [[Turks of Babylonia|Turks]] of [[Babylonia]], however, believed that he had been a man of war and called him '''Sword Buddha'''.<ref>See e.g.: ''[[Atlantis and Other Places]]'', pg. 240, HC.</ref> Although mostly associated with the Babylonian Turks, this doctrine found some adherents in other countries, including the poor, backward, warlike [[Moabites]], who had been fighting a millennia-long feud against the [[Philistinia]]ns. There were rumours that among the Philistinians there were Sword Buddha adherents who fought just as fanatically against the Moabites as vice versa.<ref>Ibid., pg. 253.</ref>

==See also==
*[[Ho Tei]], a historical figure of the 9th and 10th centuries CE, known as the "Laughing Buddha".

==References==
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[[Category:Time-Viewer Recordings]]