However, one family tie remained important for the Buddha – his relationship with his mother. Even after the Buddha left home, he continued to honor two mother figures – his biological mother ...

Lama Chuck Stanford, Rime Buddhist Center: It is true that the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, was born into a royal family that practiced and studied the Vedic tradition (Hindu is a modern term).

If the Buddha were here today ... He was born in 1932 into a Buddhist family, but said in interviews that though he grew up near a temple, his father was focused on making money and his mother ...