Deities · Vaiṣṇava Avatāras / Śramaṇa traditions

Gautama Buddha

बुद्ध

Buddha

Born Siddhārtha Gautama of the Śākya clan, he renounced his kingdom in search of the end of suffering, attained bodhi under the pipal tree at Bodh Gayā, and taught the Middle Way — the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. In the Paurāṇic tradition, he is counted as the ninth avatāra of Viṣṇu, appearing to teach ahiṃsā and turn beings from ritual violence.