Where is Gautama from?

Meaning of the name Gautama

In the case of Siddhartha Gautama, it was a patronymic form of Gotama. Siddhartha Gautama, also known as Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, was a 6th- century BC nobleman who left his family in order to lead a life of meditation and poverty.

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