USiddhārtha Gautama(Sidaaha) wazalelwa kubukumkani bamaKapilvastu eNepal. Kunamhlanje nej le ndawo yokuzalwa kwakhe kuthiwa yiLumbini, eNepal. Ngelo xesha, isiduko esithi Shakya's sasilawula amaKapilvastu. Uyise wayeyikumkani eyayibizwa ngokuba nguSuddodana Tharu, kwaye unina wayeyinzwakazi uMahamaya. USiddhārtha wayephila impilo etofotofo; uyise engafuni ngxaki nakusebenza nzima kufuphi nonyana wakhe. Isiprofetho sabona okokuba ukuba uSiddhārtha angahlala ngaphakathi kwibhotwe lakhe ubomi bakhe bonke, uyakuba yikumkani egqibeleleyo. Kodwa ukuba ukhe walishiya ibhotwe, uyakuba yinkokheli eqgibeleleyo kwenzenkolo. Ikumkani The kinayizange ifune okokuba unyana wayo abe yinkokheli yezenkolo. Wamgcina ke uSiddhartha ehleli bhotwe bonke ubomi bakhe bobuntwana.