{"id":92199,"date":"2025-06-01T11:16:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=92199"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:16:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:16:52","slug":"with-reference-to-ancient-india-gautama-buddha-was-generally-known-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-ancient-india-gautama-buddha-was-generally-known-by\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to ancient India, Gautama Buddha was generally known by"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to ancient India, Gautama Buddha was generally known by which of the following epithets ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Nayaputta<\/li>\n<li>2. Shakyamuni<\/li>\n<li>3. Tathagata<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; option4=&#8221;None of the above are epithets of Gautama Buddha&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">The correct answer is B, which includes epithets 2 and 3.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">1. Nayaputta is an epithet associated with Mahavira (Vardhamana), the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, who belonged to the Jnatrika (Naya) clan. It is not an epithet of Gautama Buddha.<br \/>\n2. Shakyamuni means &#8220;Sage of the Shakyas&#8221;. Gautama Buddha was born into the Shakya clan and is frequently referred to by this title, particularly in Mahayana Buddhism. This is a correct epithet.<br \/>\n3. Tathagata is a term used by Gautama Buddha when referring to himself. Its meaning is debated but broadly translates to &#8220;one who has thus come&#8221; or &#8220;one who has thus gone,&#8221; signifying one who has attained ultimate truth. It is one of the principal epithets of Buddha. This is a correct epithet.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">Gautama Buddha is also known by other names and titles, such as Siddhartha Gautama (his birth name), Bhagavan (Blessed One), Sugata (Well-Gone), and Jina (Victor, although this term is more strongly associated with Jainism, it is also sometimes applied to Buddha).<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 : [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; option4=&#8221;None of the above are epithets of Gautama Buddha&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;] This &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"With reference to ancient India, Gautama Buddha was generally known by\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-ancient-india-gautama-buddha-was-generally-known-by\/#more-92199\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">With reference to ancient India, Gautama Buddha was generally known by<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1103,1168,1195],"class_list":["post-92199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1103","tag-ancient-history-of-india","tag-buddhism","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>With reference to ancient India, Gautama Buddha was generally known by<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is B, which includes epithets 2 and 3. 1. 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