| Born | c. 563 BCE, Lumbini, Sakya, Nepal |
c. 26 April 570 |
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| Died | c. 483 BCE (aged 80) or 411 and 400 BCE, Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, today in India |
632 Yathrib, Arabia |
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| Islam | Islam does not mention the Buddha. |
The last prophet, sent by Allah (God), after a long line of prophets such as Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and many others. |
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| Ethnicity | Indian (Shakya) |
Arab |
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| Raised in | India |
The Arabian Peninsula |
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| Incarnation | Buddhism believes in in reincarnation until one achieves enlightenment and "nibbana" (or "nirvana") after which one escapes the cycle of birth and death. The Buddha is believed to have attained nibbana. |
Denied in Islam |
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| Born in | Lumbini, Nepal |
Makkah, Arabia |
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| Christianity | Christianity does not mention the Buddha. |
Rejected in Christianity as a prophet. |
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| Birth mother | Queen Maya |
Aminah bint Wahb |
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| Judaism | Judaism predates Buddhism and does not discuss the Buddha. |
Jewish people neither accept or deny that Muhammad is a prophet. |
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| Marriage | Before he renounced his family, he was married to Yasodhara and had a son Rahula. |
Khadija, Aisha, Safiyah |
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| Cause of death | Believed to be either unintentional food poisoning or natural causes. |
Illness (High Fever) |
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| Parents | King Suddhodana and Queen Maya. |
Father: Abdullah, Mother: Amina. |
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| Father | King Śuddhodana |
`Abd Allah ibn `Abd al-Muttalib |
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| Hinduism | Many Hindus believe that the Buddha was a reincarnation of Vishnu, just like Krishna. |
N/A |
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| Buddhism | Buddhism teaches Gautama was the Enlightened One. He attained enlightenment through meditation, without the benefit of a teacher or teachings. His teachings are meant to enlighten his followers. |
N/A |
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| Language | Pali, Sanskrit |
Arabic |
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| Monotheism | The Buddha encouraged people to follow his teachings: the noble eightfold path. He did not teach about deities, an omnipotent God or prayer. Rather, he encouraged finding the truth yourself through meditation. |
Belief in One God |
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| Religious Symbol | The wheel |
The Crescent and Star |
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| Name of God | Brahma. |
Allah |
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| Foster mother | Mahapajapati Gotami |
N/A |
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| Honored in | Buddhism, Hinduism, and Baha'i. |
Islam, Baha'i, and Cao Dai. |
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| Today | Recognized as the founder of Buddhism |
Recognized today as the founder of Islam |
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| Relationship with God | Did not believe in a Creator God. Did accept non-creator gods though. |
Prophet |
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| Foster father | N/A. |
Abu Talib |
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| Role in Godhead | Buddhists believe that Gautama Buddha was higher than a god. |
N/A |
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| Children | Rahula (son) |
Fatimah (daughter) |
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