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One of the most influential teachers of the time was the Buddha. Over centuries, his message spread across the subcontinent and beyond-through Central Asia to China, Korea and Japan, and through Srilanka, across to Myanmar, Thailand and Indonesia. Siddhartha, as the Buddha was named at birth, was the son of a chief of the Sakya clan. He came to be known as the Buddha or the Enlightened one. He taught 'dhamma’ or ‘the path of righteous living’.

What did Buddha teach?

(1) Path of righteous living
(2) Path of unlawful living
(3) Path of unethical living
(4) Path of elite living

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The correct answer is Option 1 - 1 (Path of righteous living)

He taught 'dhamma’ or ‘the path of righteous living’.

Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautama, taught the Path of Righteous Living. His teachings form the foundation of Buddhism, and the central principles revolve around the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path.