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__**SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA**__ Siddhartha Gautama was the original founder of Buddhism. He was more commonly known as Buddha, which is where the name of the religion originated from. He was born in a village named Lumbini, around the year 563 BC. He was raised in Kapilavastu, which is in modern day Nepal. He was the son of a great king. A wise old man prophesied that Siddhartha would either become a great king or a holy man based on whether he saw life outside of the castle. He ventured from the palace against his fathers will and saw what many people called the four sites. These four sites caused Siddhartha to seek out a life of religion and inner peace.