WORLD HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who founded Buddhism during the 500s b.c.?
A
the Dalai Lama
B
Sarawati
C
Lakshmi
D
Siddhartha Gautama
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism who later became known as “the Buddha, ‘’ lived during the 5th century B.C. Gautama was born into a wealthy family as a prince in present-day Nepal. Although he had an easy life, Gautama was moved by suffering in the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -At the age of thirty-five, under a papal tree, Sidhartha reached enlightenment and became an “enlightened one"–a Buddha (c. 528 BC). Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautama, Shakyamuni, or the Buddha, was a sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Buddhism encompasses a variety of schools, beliefs, and spiritual practices primarily based on the original teachings attributed to The Buddha. ‘’The Buddha” refers to Siddhartha Gautama (also known as Shakyamuni) who was born around 560 BCE in northern India and is considered the founder of Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-6: -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.

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