Question

Who is regarded as the Light of Asia ?
A.Gautam Buddha
B.Gandhiji
C.Swami Mahavir
D.Mao-Tse Tung

Answer 1

Hint:A poem was written by Edwin Arnold, light of Asia . This book included Buddhism the religion which was founded by Gautam Buddha This book was an attempt to popularize Buddhism for Western Reader It has been translated into many languages including Hindi.

Complete answer:
Siddhartha left his palace, leaving behind this royal life to become a mendicant.Enlightenment or the Attainment of Supreme Knowledge:Siddhartha left his home in search of true knowledge. He started the practice of the severest austerity and penance in Uruvela forest near Gaya for Enlightenment. After six years, he realised that mere sufferings and sacrifices could not lead him to true knowledge. So he gave up the path of sufferings.Bodhi tree where Buddha got the true knowledge.He then took a bath, and sat under a peepal tree at Bodh Gaya. It was here that at last, he got the true knowledge. A poem was written by Edwin Arnold, light of Asia . He described the character of Prince Siddharth and later Buddha in it. He is known as the light of Asia and the enlightened one. The importance of physical and mental conditions of human life have been highlighted by the author; his teachings were based on pragmatism and love.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note: He came to be known as the Buddha or the Enlightened One. This happened when Siddhartha was thirty five years of age. At the site where the Buddha attained Enlightenment, there stands the Mahabodhi temple till today.