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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
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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
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• Correct Answer: B
• Shakyamuni (Sage of the Shakyas) and Tathagata are epithets of Gautama Buddha.
• Nayaputta (Nataputta) refers to Mahavira, the 24th Jain Tirthankara, not Buddha.
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