INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

BUDDHISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
To which of the following castes did Gautam Buddha belong?
A
Brahmana
B
Kshatriya
C
Vaisya
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is unclear to what extent these groups at the periphery of the social order of the Ganges basin were incorporated into the caste system, but the Buddha’s family is said to have belonged to the warrior (Kshatriya) caste.

Detailed explanation-2: -Buddha was Rajput before becoming monk and his name was siddharth gautama.

Detailed explanation-3: -Siddhartha Gautama (better known as the Buddha, l. c. 563-c. 483 BCE) was, according to legend, a Hindu prince who renounced his position and wealth to seek enlightenment as a spiritual ascetic, attained his goal and, in preaching his path to others, founded Buddhism in India in the 6th-5th centuries BCE.

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