April 2, 563 BCE
Precision: day · Rank: normal
Original calendar: Julian. Displayed date is Gregorian.
No external source identified
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
The Buddha
Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE – 543 or 483 BCE)
The Buddha has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists approximate in Lumbini.
Born
approximate
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: approximate
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.
- Birthplace
- Lumbini
- Professions
- writer, Buddhist monk, social reformer, religious leader, spiritual teacher, founder of religion, psychiatrist, preacher, psychologist, philosopher
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: April 2, 563 BCE (No external source identified) or in 623 BCE (whc.unesco.org; vishwakosh.marathi.gov.in).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
in 623 BCE
Precision: year · Rank: normal
Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.
- Source: whc.unesco.org
- Source: vishwakosh.marathi.gov.in
More about The Buddha
Family
- Sibling
- Sundari Nanda
- Father
- Śuddhodana
- Mother
- Maya
- Child
- Rāhula
- Sibling
- Sundarānanda
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was The Buddha born?
The Buddha was born in Lumbini.