Asked: U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010medium Level
ID: 693e6de4faac6241e62a3527
QUESTION STATEMENT:

निम्नलिखित में से किसे 'एशिया के ज्योति पुंज' के तौर पर जाना जाता है?

Who among the following is known as the ‘Light of Asia’?

SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
Gautama Buddha
गौतम बुद्ध को
Correct
B
Mahatma Gandhi
महात्मा गांधी को
C
Mahavir Swami
महावीर स्वामी को
D
Swami Vivekanand
स्वामी विवेकानंद को
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option A (Gautama Buddha)

गौतम बुद्ध को 'एशिया के ज्योति पुंज' के तौर पर जाना जाता है। गौतम बुद्ध के जीवन पर एडविन अर्नाल्ड ने "The Light of Asia' नामक काव्य पुस्तक की रचना की थी।

Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhartha, Gautama, Shakyamuni or simply the Buddha, was a sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. Buddha is also prominently known as the ‘Light of Asia’ or the Light Beam. Edwin Arnold wrote a book “The Light of Asia” based on the life of Buddha.

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