Question

The Phrase the 'Light of Asia' is applied to __________.
(A) Alexander
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Mahavira
(D) The Buddha

Answer 1

Hint: Light of Asia was inscribed by Sir Edwin Arnold, is a unique work. It is extremely because this is the only actual poem written in English on the real-life incident.

Complete step-by-step solution:
In the mood of narration of the poem, the book endeavours to define the existence and time of Prince Gautama Buddha, who after achieving sophistication became The Buddha, The Awakened One. The book exemplifies his life, character, and philosophy, in a sequel of poetry. It is a free transformation of the Lalitavistara.
A few times before the book's publication, a very small population was learned outside Asia about the Buddha and Buddhism, the faith which he founded, and which had existed for approximately twenty-five centuries. Arnold's book was one of the first successful undertakings to popularize Buddhism for a Western readership.
Light of Asia has been highly praised from the time it was first circulated and has been the topic of various reviews. It has been summarized into several languages, including Hindi.
Gautama Buddha is also recognized as the 'Light of Asia'. Gautama Buddha exhorted the importance of physical and mental situations of human life. His teachings promoted pragmatism and love. Edwin Arnold composed the poem "Light of Asia" which interprets the personality of Prince Siddhartha and later Buddha.
Thus, the Phrase the 'Light of Asia' is applied to the Buddha.

Thus, option D is correct.

Note: The starting six units deal with the first part of Buddha's life, his birth as Siddhartha, prince of Kapilavastu. His fulfilling knowledge of the sufferings of mankind, his resorting to thought and meditation and his ultimate conversion as the "Enlightened One" after long years of meditation. The successive divisions tell us about the Buddha's journeys and the significant components of the message he circulates are discussed for example, that suffering is a built-in characteristic of existence, that appetite for sensuality and individuality is the root of suffering, and that suffering can be ended.