WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
He was a spiritual teacher who founded Buddhism.
A
Siddhartha Gautama
B
Mahavira
C
Chandra Gupta
D
Ashoka
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha ("the awakened"), was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. Statue of the Buddha, preaching his first sermon at Sarnath. Gupta period, ca. 475 CE.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alara Kalama (Pāḷi & Sanskrit Āḷāra Kālāma, was a hermit and a teacher of ancient meditation. He was a teacher of Śramaṇa thought and, according to the Pāli Canon scriptures, the first teacher of Gautama Buddha.

Detailed explanation-3: -Buddhism, founded in the late 6th century B.C.E. by Siddhartha Gautama (the “Buddha"), is an important religion in most of the countries of Asia.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Buddha was a spiritual teacher and the founder of Buddhism. His original name was Siddhartha Gautama and he is believed to have lived in ancient India, probably in the 5th century BCE.

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