GK
BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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Question
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When was Lord Buddha born?
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560 BC
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586 BC
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750 BC
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1000 BC
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Lord Buddha was born in 623 BC in the sacred area of Lumbini located in the Terai plains of southern Nepal, testified by the inscription on the pillar erected by the Mauryan Emperor Asoka in 249 BC.
Detailed explanation-2: -Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama (560–480 BC), a prince of the small principality of the Shakyas, Kapilavastu. He abandoned his princehood and his family and set out on a religious quest and attained enlightenment while sitting under a tree in the town of Buddha Gaya, in Bihar, India.
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