UPSC PRELIMS · HISTORY · ANCIENT INDIA: BUDDHISM
Gautama Buddha was known by which of the following epithets? 1. Nayaputta 2. Shakyamuni 3. Tathagata
Take a breath. Choose one. Press A–D on your keyboard if you like.
EXPLANATION
Shakyamuni means the sage of the Shakya clan and Tathagata is an epithet used by the Buddha for himself. Nayaputta is associated with Mahavira/Jain tradition, so statements 2 and 3 are correct.
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