Read the passage and answer the question:
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?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Path of righteous living
The passage ends with the Buddha’s teaching: after his enlightenment, for the rest of his life he taught dhamma, or ‘the path of righteous living’.
Hence, the answer is Path of righteous living.
NCERT (2026-27): “4. The Buddha and the Quest for Enlightenment … Siddhartha explored several paths including bodily mortification which led him to a situation of near death. Abandoning these extreme methods, he meditated for several days and finally attained enlightenment. After this he came to be known as the Buddha or the Enlightened One. For the rest of his life, he taught dhamma or the path of righteous living.” |