Known as the Axial Age, the 6th century BC started the first day of 600BC and ended the last day of 501BC, representing a peak period in human history. If the media had existed, Sanskrit clay tablets would have read from UPI Babylon: Israelites Living in Captivity Return Home to Build Second Temple, Confucius and Laozi Teach New Ethical and Religious Ideas in China and on the home front: Mahavira Founds New Religion Jainism.
The Buddha was born Prince Siddhartha Gautama in Nepal to the Sakyas clan around 563 BCE. His name means “he who fulfils his purpose” (Mishra) Siddhartha father was Suddhodhana who ruled the Shakyas by rotation or election, other legends claim he was a great raja. He instill in his son the duty of tending the family
The Buddha was born Prince Siddhartha Gautama in Nepal to the Sakyas clan around 563 BCE. His name means “he who fulfils his purpose” (Mishra) Siddhartha father was Suddhodhana who ruled the Shakyas by rotation or election, other legends claim he was a great raja. He instill in his son the duty of tending the family