Understanding Buddhism The teaching founded by the Buddha is known as Buddhism. The term Buddha literally means enlightened one, a knower. Buddhists believe that a Buddha is born in each aeon of time, and our Buddha—the sage Gautama. Buddha as Gautama Gautama was born the son of an Indian king on the border of modern Nepal 623 years before Christ. The wise men of the kingdom foresaw that he would become either an emperor or […]