alleryIn Buddhist tradition, where was Gautama born?
ABodh Gaya
BSarnath
CKushinagar
DLumbini
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Lumbini
1. Buddhist tradition places Gautama's birth at Lumbini, in a garden beneath a sal tree.
2. Sarnath is where he gave his first teaching, Bodh Gaya is linked to awakening, and Kushinagar to his death.
3. He was raised in Kapilavastu, not born there.
_Source: Wikipedia, Gautama Buddha, Birth and early life_
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