Who founded Buddhism?
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Siddhartha Gautama
Born a prince in what is now Nepal, Siddhartha Gautama abandoned his life of luxury to seek an end to human suffering. He became known as the Buddha, or 'Enlightened One,' after achieving a state of profound peace under a Bodhi tree.
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