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About the Buddha: Life History and Symbolic Postures The Buddha was born in 563 B.C. in Nepal as Siddhartha, son of King Suddhodana of the Sakyas and Queen Maya. After experiencing palace luxuries and marrying Princess Yasodhara, he encountered the realities of human suffering at age 29. Leaving his royal life behind, he became an ascetic monk and eventually attained perfect illumination (Bodhi) while meditating under a sacred fig tree. He spent 44 years teaching before passing away at Kusina …