HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Buddhism
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Hinduism
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fasting
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Buddha’s teachings became the foundation for what would develop into Buddhism. In the 3rd century B.C., Ashoka the Great, the Mauryan Indian emperor, made Buddhism the state religion of India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hinduism has no single founder. Modern Hinduism grew out of the overlapping beliefs of diverse Indian religious groups over centuries of history. Buddhism however does have a single historical founder, Siddhartha Gautama, a Śramaṇa who became the Buddha.
Detailed explanation-3: -Buddhism arose in northeastern India sometime between the late 6th century and the early 4th century bce, a period of great social change and intense religious activity.
Detailed explanation-4: -Buddhism (/ˈbʊdɪzəm/ BUU-dih-zəm, US also /ˈbuːd-/ BOOD-), also known as Buddha Dharma, Bauddha and Dharmavinaya ( transl. “doctrines and disciplines"), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha.