Question

Buddha.
a)  Who  founded  Buddhism?
b)  What  was  his  original  name  ?
c)  Where  did  he  give  his  first  sermon  ?
d)  Where  did  he  get  Enlightenment

TNSCERT Class 9 History Ch 2 Intellectual Awakening of 6th Century BC

Answer 1

a). Buddha Shakyamuni was the founder of Buddhism.

b). His original name is Siddhartha.

c). Sarnath.


d). In his early years he lived as a prince in the royal palace but when he was 29 years old he retired to the forest where he followed a life of meditation. After six years he attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree in Bodh Gaya, India. He was subsequently requested to teach others the path to enlightenment.

Answer 2

a) Gautam Buddha b) Siddhartha Gautama c) Dharmacakra Pravartana Sutra d) Bodhgaya (Bihar)