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What was the early name of Buddha?

• Mahavira

• Gautama

• Siddhartha

• Ashoka

Where did Buddha attain enlightenment ?

• Bodhgaya

• Kusinara

• Sarnath

• Varanasi

Buddha belonged to a small Gana known as the __________.

• Vajji

• Sakya

• Krishna

• Buddhist

The tree under which Buddha meditated for several days was a Mango tree.

• True

• False

The term 'Tanha' in Buddhist teaching means _____.

• Alone

• Thirst

• Water

• Land

Both Mahavira and Buddha felt that only those who left their homes can gain true knowledge.

• True

• False

Jainism was primarily supported by _________.

• Farmers

• Herders

• Kings

• Traders

Both Jain and Buddhist monks rested only in the season of rain.

• True

• False

Gautama Buddha passed away at _____________.

• Kusinara

• Bodhgaya

• Sarnath

• Varanasi

The Prakrit spoken in Magadha was known as

• Magadhi

• Pali

• Sanskrit

• Hindi