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Gautama

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Gautama in the case of Siddhartha Gautama, a patronymic form of Gotama, which means "the best ox" from Sanskrit गो (go) meaning "ox, cow" and तम (tama) meaning "best".

Siddhartha Gautama, also known as Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, was a 6th-century BC nobleman who left his family in order to lead a life of meditation and poverty.

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