Buddha is one of the many epithets of a teacher who lived in northern India sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries before the Common Era.He is considered to be the founder of Buddhism, one of the major religious and philosophical systems of southern and eastern Asia.In general, ‘Buddha' means ‘Awakened One', someone who has awakened from the sleep of ignorance and sees things as they really are. 24K antique gold plate over pewter. Gold-filled ear wires.