Gautama Buddha had teachings.
Although the Buddha's language remains unknown, it is likely that he taught in one or more of a variety of closely related Middle Indo-Aryan dialects, of which Pali may be a standardisation
 The early texts tell the story of how the Buddha's chief disciples, Sriputta and Mahmoggallna, who were both students of the skeptic sramana Sajaya Belahiputta, were converted by Assaji

