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Gautama Buddha _____________.
A)Rejected the theory of Karma.
B)Was non-committal on the theory of Karma
C)Believed in the theory of Karma.
D)Suggested an alternative to the theory of Karma.

Answer
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Hint : Gautama Buddha also known by other names such as the Siddhartha Gotama or Buddha Shakyamuni. He was a philosopher, mediator, mendicant, spiritual teacher and religious leader who lived in Ancient India. Gautama Buddha was the founder of the world religion of Buddhism.

Complete answer :
Buddha believed in the theory of Karma.
Gautama Buddha taught for around 45 years.
The teaching of the Gautama Buddha was based on his insight into duhkha (suffering) and the end of the dukha.
The Gautama Buddha was born into an aristocratic family in the Shakya.
According to the Buddishm tradition, the Gautama Buddha after several years of meditation awakened to understand the mechanism which keeps the people trapped in the cycle of the rebirth.
According to the Gautama Buddha everyone has to reap the fruits of his good and bad deeds.
Gautama Buddha was against the caste system and he had no faith in the rituals.

Option C,is the correct answer for this question.

Note : After the death of the Gautama Buddha, he came to be known by the title Buddha which means the awakened one or enlightened one.The peepal tree under which Buddha attained enlightenment was Bodhi tree. It is located in Gaya,in Bihar.Some Hindus regard Gautama Buddha as the ninth avatar of the lord Vishnu.
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