Possible Clues:

• Knight in retreat had developed into religious leader
• Person who has achieved perfect enlightenment
• Blooming little had got confused for a great religious teacher
• Indian philosopher, the ''enlightened one''
• Religious leader's origin had to be reviewed
• Title of Indian philosopher Gautama 5th century BC
• Laughing statue
• Shoot had finally gone ahead for religious picture
• Member of Nirvana?
• Gautama . . . . . . 5th/6th century Asian philosopher on whom a religion is based