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Buddha versus Guru Nanak comparison chart
 | Buddha | Guru Nanak |
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| Born | c. 563 BCE, Lumbini, Sakya, Nepal |
15 April 1469, Nankana Sahib, (now in Punjab, Pakistan) |
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| Died | c. 483 BCE (aged 80) or 411 and 400 BCE, Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, today in India |
22 September 1539, Kartarpur,, (now in Pakistan) |
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| Ethnicity | Indian (Shakya) |
Punjabi |
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| Born in | Lumbini, Nepal |
Punjab, India |
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| Raised in | India |
Punjab, India |
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| Language | Pali, Sanskrit |
Punjabi |
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| Birth mother | Queen Maya |
Mata Tripta |
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| Cause of death | Believed to be either unintentional food poisoning or natural causes. |
Merged with God so the body was never recovered. |
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| Parents | King Suddhodana and Queen Maya. |
Father: Kalu Mehta, Mother: Mata Tripta |
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| Marriage | Before he renounced his family, he was married to Yasodhara and had a son Rahula. |
Mata Sulakhni |
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| Father | King Śuddhodana |
Kalu Mehta |
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| Foster mother | Mahapajapati Gotami |
Unknown |
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| Religious Symbol | The wheel |
Ik Onkaar |
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| Name of God | Brahma. |
Vahiguru |
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| Foster father | N/A. |
Unknown |
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| Relationship with God | Did not believe in a Creator God. Did accept non-creator gods though. |
Prophet and (Revealer of the truth) |
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