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Siddhartha Gautama (623 – 543 BCE or 563 – 483 BCE), later known as Shakyamuni Buddha or simply Buddha, was a spiritual teacher who lived in South Asia and the founder and central figure of Buddhism.

Teachers of various types of meditation existed in South Asia both before and after Gautama Buddha, but only Gautama Buddha specifically employed self-observation of bodily sensations during meditation.

In relation to bodily sensations, Gautama Buddha applied the law of impermanence (called «anicca» in Pali): sensations arise and pass away.

Anicca is the most important concept of Vipassana. It signifies impermanence, changeability and temporariness of all that exists. The inscription «Everything will pass, and this too» on King Solomon’s ring is Anicca.