HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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qin dynasty
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gobi desert
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siddhartha
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Siddhartha was the original name of Buddha. He was called Siddhartha Gautama before being called Buddha.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Buddha, or Siddhartha Gautama, was born around 567 B.C.E., in a small kingdom just below the Himalayan foothills. His father was a chief of the Shakya clan. It is said that twelve years before his birth the brahmins prophesied that he would become either a universal monarch or a great sage.
Detailed explanation-3: -His mother, Maya, conceived him when she dreamed that a white elephant entered her right side (1976.402). She gave birth to him in a standing position while grasping a tree in a garden (1987.417. 1). The child emerged from Maya’s right side fully formed and proceeded to take seven steps.