yes he did he followed judisim
The last name of the Buddha before he became enlightened was Siddhartha. It was after his enlightenment that he was known as Gautama Buddha.
Prince Siddhartha Gautama was married before he became the Buddha.
Lord buddha was known as siddhardha before he became Lord Buddha. Siddharth was a Hindu king or prince.
Buddha and his family were Hindu before Buddha became enlightened. In areas where Buddhism came in as an "alternate" belief the peoples had many beliefs - Taoist, Confucian, Christian.
In his father's palace. SiddharthaGautama was a prince before he became the Buddha.
While I cannot give you a sutra, I can comment on the question. When Buddha says he was a buddha before he started meditating, what he means is his buddha-nature exists here and now. However, before he became enlightened, he had forgotten it. He was not aware of it. The mind created a fog, so that he could not see his buddha-nature. Meditation is the process of clearing the fog, so that you may remember (become conscious of) that which already is.
he used to be a prince before he was buddha
Before he became the "enlightened one", or Buddha, his name was Siddhartha Gautama. His name is pronounced Sid-har-thuh Go-tuh-ma.
Siddhartha Gautama was a prince. He was the son of King Suddhodana of a small region in northern India called Sakya(which is where he gets the title Sakyamuni Buddha).
The number of enlightened beings before and after Gautama Buddha is incalculable.
Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha, was married and had a son before he left home to become a wandering ascetic. His son, Rahula, became a monk as a child and therefore had no children.
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha before he left his fathers palace) was not allowed to see any of life's unpleasantness or suffering (sickness, age or death). After he became aware of these factors he began his quest for enlightenment and this ultimate enlightenment.