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Buddha Shakyamuni
Buddha Shakyamuni
 
Tibetan: sha kya thub pa
Sanskrit: Buddha Shakyamuni


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Sage of the Shakyas. The historical buddha was born as prince Siddartha Gautama into the Sakya clan in the fifth century BCE. Upon attaining enlightenment at Bodhgaya, Buddha Shakyamuni taught the Dharma. He is the fourth of the thousand buddhas of the present era.

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