Asked: Uttaranchal P.C.S. (Pre) 2005medium Level
ID: 693e6de4faac6241e62a3530
QUESTION STATEMENT:

निम्नांकित में से किसे 'एशिया का ज्योति पुंज' नाम से जाना जाता है?

Who amongst the following is known as the “Light of Asia”?

SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
Jesus Christ
ईसा मसीह
B
Lord Buddha
भगवान बुद्ध
Correct
C
Paigamber Mohammad
पैगम्बर मुहम्मद
D
Zarathustra
जरथुस्ट
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option B (Lord 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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