There are a huge number of works about Buddha and Buddhism. Readers are presented with a biography of the “historical” Buddha Shakyamuni. The author of the book, a famous Indologist and writer, based his narrative on Buddhist sources and the works of foreign and Russian orientalists. This publication is the result of numerous trips of the scientist and writer to countries of Buddhist culture and will be of interest to everyone who wants to know not only the biography of the “historical” Buddha, but would like to expand their understanding of the culture, epic and beliefs of India.