Who was Gautama Buddha? Where was he born?

Answer – Gautama Buddha, the Enlightened One, began life as Prince Siddhartha Gautama in northern India, as described in the lesson. The lesson says he left to seek enlightenment at about twenty-five. The chapter gives his birth year as 563 B.C. He was sent away for schooling at the age of twelve. He married Yashodhara at the age of sixteen years.