Birth and life of the Buddha. Gautama Buddha (c.563-483 BC) or simply the Buddha was a sage from India and the founder of Buddhism. The scene at left shows the Buddha's mother stopping on the way to Devadaha, in Lumbinin Park, to admire sal trees, where she gives birth to the Bodhisattva. In the scene at right, the Bodhisattva is received by Brahmas and devas in a golden net, a leopard skin, and a white cloth. Painting from 1853 - 1885.