He eventually meditates at Bodh Gaya, under the Bodhi tree, where he reaches enlightenment. He does his first preaching at Sarnath, and then he eventually dies at Kushinagar. And to modern Buddhists, these are still considered major pilgrimage sites. So he is born, according to tradition, at Lumbini. His mother is in transit, and born along the way at Lumbini. His mother dies shortly afterwards. He's raised by his aunt.