Question

Gautam Buddha was born in the year_____
A)581 B.C.
B)563 B.C.
C)576 B.C.
D)534 B.C.

Answer 1

Hint: The followers of Buddhism are called Buddhists. Buddhism comprises the set of ideas, beliefs and teachings of Lord Buddha that is to follow the path of Dharma.

Complete answer: Lord Buddha was also known as Siddhartha Gotama. He was a mediator, spiritual teacher and a religious leader in Ancient India in the fourth century BCE. He was born in Lumbini, Nepal in 563 B.C. The Buddha was born in the Shakya clan but renounced his common life. He walked towards the spiritual path and travelled throughout the Ganges plain teaching and building a religious community that included ethical training and the practice of mindfulness through meditation training.
He taught around forty-eight years and is revered as the founder of the world religion of Buddhism. His teachings attracted large following both monastic and lay, as he preached on the basis of his insight into “Dukha” meaning “suffering” after which a state of Nibbana is achieved, which is the ultimate goal in Buddhism. It is somewhat linked with the liberation from cycles of rebirth. He came to be known as “ the Buddha” which means the “Awakened One” or “ Enlightened one” years after his death. He taught his followers about the middle way between asceticism and sensual indulgence, his teachings were compiled into Suttas by the Buddhist community, which has his codes for monastic practices.

Therefore, option b is the correct answer.

Note: Lord Buddha has been attributed by various names:
Sugato means well-spoken, Samma Sambuddho means “perfectly self-awakened”, Bhagavathi means “ the blessed one” and he is worshipped by most Buddhist schools as the Enlightened One.