The Buddha in Hinduism

BuddhaMember of DashavataraBuddha incarnation of Vishnu, from Sunari, Medieval periodOther namesSiddhartha Gautama, MayamohaDevanagariबुद्धAffiliationNinth avatar of VishnuDevaMantraOm Muni Muni Mahamuni Shakyamuniye SvahaSymbolsSwastika, Dharmachakra, ModakaDayThursdayTexts Harivamsa Bhagavata Purana Garuda Purana Vishnu Purana GenderMaleFestivalsBuddha PurnimaGenealogyBornSiddhartha Gautamac. 563 BCE or 480 BCELumbini, Shakya Republic (present-day Lumbini Pradesh, Nepal)Diedc. 483 BCE or 400 BCE (aged 80)Kushinagar, Malla Republic (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)ParentsŚuddhodana (father)Maya (mother)Pajapati (step-mother)ConsortYaśodharāChildrenRāhula (son) Dashavatara SequencePredecessorKrishnaSuccessorKalki Part of a series onHinduism Hindus Mythology Origin and history Dravidian folk religion Indus Valley Civilisation Itihasa-Purana Epic-Puranic royal genealogies Epic-Puranic chronology Śramaṇa Tribal religions Vedic religion Sampradaya (traditions) Shaktism Shaivism Kapalika Pashupata Pratyabhijña Smartism Vaishnavism Pancharatra Other denominations Deities Trimurti Brahma Shiva Vishnu Tridevi Saraswati Lakshmi Parvati Others Vedic deities: Agni Chandra I