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Wikipedia has another long section on the Buddha, with info. that could be included here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_Buddhism#The_Buddha

Semi-protected edit request on 26 July 2014

Nattykml (talk) 02:52, 26 July 2014 (UTC) The birth place of gautham buddha is not in ancinet nepal it is stiil nepal so please make correction as Nepal not in ancient Nepal[reply]

If you can show a photo-copy of Gautama's Nepalese passport. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 04:18, 26 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Note: The article does not say "ancient Nepal". —Mr. Granger (talk · contribs) 16:19, 26 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I've added "nowadays" to the sentence: "Gautama was born in Lumbini, nowadays in modern-day Nepal". At the time of the Buddha, there was no "Nepal". Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 19:04, 26 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Footnote format

The footnote format in this article is weird and inconsistent. Is there a reason to use footnotes labelled "note", and footnotes just with the bare numbers? I suggest to remove these "note" labels, probably by replacing the refn metatag with the standard < ref > metatag. -Kathedra87 (talk) 05:06, 2 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The two types are serving different functions. You will note that one leads to the references while the other leads to notes.
A reference like < ref > that has just a superscript number in the main body is an indication of a source cited, sometimes with a brief quote from the source or something similar. It should be a pointer to where one may verify the fact cited.
The things which appear as [ note x ] are footnotes that offer explanations or elaborations that might be distracting in the main text or serve to clutter it. For example, the current fourth footnote explains an etymology of the word Buddha. This would be extremely intrusive in the main body. That this footnote contains a source citation is largely an expediency as otherwise one would have to place a reference tag in the footnote so that it too could be verified.
Waerloeg (talk) 00:30, 9 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Pali or Sanskrit based spelling?

Generally the spellings seem to be based on Sanskrit with Pali spellings only mentioned in notes or parentheses. The article names on following links also appear to be Sanskrit based. I take it then that Sanskrit transliteration is to be preferred. Is there a policy or a consensus somewhere on this matter? Waerloeg (talk) 00:09, 9 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Usually, articles which are related to Theravada, its doctrines and developments, use Pali as primary and Sanskrit in brackets, Mahayana-related articles rather Sanskrit as primary. In articles which are of a general nature, I guess the primary notation would be open for debate, but leaving it as Sanskrit is fine for me, though I am a Theravada Buddhist. I guess it doesn't matter. It is clear from linguistic research that in the beginning, Buddhists used their local Prakrit dialects, from which Pali developed, and Sanskrit became popular outside of Brahminic circles only later. Kathedra87 (talk) 06:17, 9 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The external links in this article seem a little sparse considering the wealth of good pages/sites on Buddha available on the web. I'd suggest adding the following, at a minimum:

http://www.universaltheosophy.com/bios/gautama-buddha/ This page includes links to several English translations of traditional biographies, along with modern bios, etc. Great resources. If this page isn't ideal to link to, for whatever reason, perhaps it would be just as valuable to link to a few of the traditional bios that are listed there. The same site has a comprehensive bio that covers all the main stages of the Buddha's life based on traditional texts. http://www.universaltheosophy.com/buddha-the-life-of-siddhartha-gautama/

I'd also suggest a link to the excellent PBS documentary on the Buddha: http://www.pbs.org/thebuddha/

A link to the Light of Asia would also be helpful, as it stands as one of the most beautiful outlines of the Buddha's life: http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/lightasia.pdf

I would also suggest removing two of the current external links: 1. The "Critical Resources: Buddha and Buddhism" link leads to a page that merely links right back to wikipedia and other sites but offers little content of its own, and 2. The "Photo Feature on early sites of Buddhism" seems rather out of place here, as it's not even about Gautama Buddha, but rather about early Buddhist sites. It offers little to those interested in learning more about Buddha. 88.130.165.235 (talk) 17:37, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 18 September 2014

Gautam Buddha was not born in India. This pisses a lot of people in Nepal. People always look up to Wikipedia for sources, please don't provide them wrong information about something that gets the whole country furious.

Thagirlwho (talk) 17:54, 18 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done No specific change request made and the article is appropriately balanced. --NeilN talk to me 17:59, 18 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It is believed that his real name is Gautam Buddha in Nepal, not Gautama Buddha

I saw some areas in the article which says Gautama Buddha. Con you make it Gautama Buddha or Gautam Buddha. I would also like you to add this link. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/666 I saw Maya written in the Article, it should be Maya Devi And this is the Maya Devi Temple http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/666/gallery/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by GauravDhital (talk • contribs) 02:11, 25 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@GauravDhital: As I noted on your talk page, WP:COMMONNAME is the policy we follow here, not the beliefs of one nation. There are 11.6K hits for "Gautam Buddha" in Google Books and 127K hits for "Gautama Buddha". "Maya" seems to be properly used and the link you suggest is already present as a reference. --NeilN talk to me 02:22, 25 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 11 October 2014

The external links in this article seem a little sparse considering the wealth of good pages/sites on Buddha available on the web. I'd suggest adding the following, at a minimum:

http://www.universaltheosophy.com/bios/gautama-buddha/ This page includes links to several English translations of traditional biographies, along with modern bios, etc. Great resources. The same site has a comprehensive bio that covers all the main stages of the Buddha's life based on traditional texts. http://www.universaltheosophy.com/buddha-the-life-of-siddhartha-gautama/

I'd also suggest a link to the excellent PBS documentary on the Buddha: http://www.pbs.org/thebuddha/

A link to the Light of Asia would also be helpful, as it stands as one of the most beautiful outlines of the Buddha's life: http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/lightasia.pdf 23.16.192.252 (talk) 04:01, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. Please discuss to conclude on the reliability of these links. You could also go through WP:V and WP:RS for a better understanding. — LeoFrank  Talk 16:42, 12 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 21 October 2014

Please change the text "The evidence of the early texts suggests that Siddhārtha Gautama was born in the Shakya clan, a community that was on the periphery, both geographically and culturally, of the northeastern Indian subcontinent in the 5th century BCE." to "The evidence of the early texts suggests that Siddhārtha Gautama was born in the Shakya clan, a community that was on the periphery, both geographically and culturally, of the central Nepal, who are still living there till date." because Budhha was born in Nepal and in Nepali Shakya Community and Lumbini was never even a part of India. Please refer to the ancient map of Nepal (included in source) to see that how most parts of India were in Nepal before. Also I saw a lot of confusions about the birth date of Budhha. Please refer to secondCite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page). source for that. 72.227.155.247 (talk) 14:50, 21 October 2014 (UTC) [1] [2] [3][reply]

 Not done Usage of the Indian subcontinent is accurate. --NeilN talk to me 14:55, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nature of traditional depictions

Can we remove unreliable source? tag from Gautama_Buddha#Nature of traditional depictions? Citation seems to be reliable. Bladesmulti (talk) 04:49, 25 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The original discussion about the Karen Armstrong quote can be found in the archive.
Talk:Gautama_Buddha/Archive_6#Karen_Armstrong_quote --Kathedra87 (talk) 09:45, 25 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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