religious philosopher and teacher who lived in India around 563 - 483 B.C. and was the founder of the Buddhistreligion. Also called the Buddha, which means "one who has attained intellectual and ethical perfection by spiritual means." The hope of Buddhism was, by various practices, to break the endless chain of births and deaths and to reach salvation in one lifetime. Nedited for this context from New Slant on Life glossary (Story of Dianetics and Scientology Glossary) Final approval circa 1/9/89