What do you mean by ‘Mahaparinirvana’?

He passed away at the age of 80 in 486 BC at the age of 80 in Kushingarh, the capital of the Malla state (Kashia in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh). 

Also Know:

• Gautama Buddha’s father’s name was Suddhadhana.

• His mother’s name was Mayadevi. She was the princess of Devdah.

• Buddha was born on the full moon day of Baisakhi in Lumbini Gardens near Kapila Mata.

• 566 BC is considered as his birth date.

• First he was named Siddhartha.

• Bimata Mahaprajapati Gautami nurtured him hence his name Gautama.