Question

Who was the Master of Gautam Buddha?
A. Alara Kalama
B. Kalidas
C. Vishwamitra
D. Vasistha

Answer 1

Hint Gautam Buddha was born as Prince Siddhartha in the Lumbini Province of Bihar in India, now in Nepal. It was his inclination to know about the worldly truths that made him leave his house and his family. He, later on, spread his learnings through his religion, Buddhism.

Complete Stepwise Solution
Gautam Buddha, the great spiritual leader, philosopher, mendicant, meditator, and religious leader was born as a prince. But the lavish lifestyle did not attract him much. One day, when he was still the prince, he went out to see his kingdom on their chariot. On his way, he witnessed the worldly sorrows of poverty, illness, and death and got amazed that why wasn’t he aware of all these till now. It moved him to such an extent that on that same night he left his family and his palace in the search of the truth. He meditated for a long time without food and water when he understood that what he was doing wasn’t correct.
After he became an ascetic, he met Alara Kalama, who became his teacher and taught him the right way to meditate at Vaishali. He taught him the “dhyanic” style of meditation.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Notes After learning meditation from him, he eventually equaled Alara and hence Alara could not teach him anymore saying that, “You and I are equal now”. Gautam Buddha left shortly after that to find a new teacher in Uddaka Ramaputta.