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With reference to ancient India, Gautama Buddha was generally known by which of the following epithets? 1. Nayaputta 2. Shakyamuni 3. Tathagata Select the correct answer using the code given below:

UPSC · 2024 · Art and Culture
Question:
With reference to ancient India, Gautama Buddha was generally known by which of the following epithets? 1. Nayaputta 2. Shakyamuni 3. Tathagata Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Options

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None of the above are epithets of Gautama Buddha
Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only

Explanation:
“Shakyamuni” means “the sage of the Shakya clan,” and “Tathagata” means “the one who has thus gone,” both used for the Buddha. “Nayaputta” refers to Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, not the Buddha.

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