Quiz: The Buddha

When was The Buddha born?
- Traditionally about 563 BC, Lumbini, in what is now Nepal, a prince of the Shakya clan.
- About 570 BC, Samos, Greece.
- About 624 BC, Miletus, on the coast of what is now Turkey.
- About 535 BC, Ephesus, on the coast of what is now Turkey.
Answer
Traditionally about 563 BC, Lumbini, in what is now Nepal, a prince of the Shakya clan. — Born: Traditionally about 563 BC, Lumbini, in what is now Nepal, a prince of the Shakya clan..
When did The Buddha die?
- Traditionally about 483 BC, Kushinagar, India. Some scholars date his life about 480 to 400 BC.
- About 475 BC.
- About 495 BC, Metapontum, in southern Italy.
- About 546 BC. The dates are traditional, not records.
Answer
Traditionally about 483 BC, Kushinagar, India. Some scholars date his life about 480 to 400 BC. — Died: Traditionally about 483 BC, Kushinagar, India. Some scholars date his life about 480 to 400 BC..
Which school of thought was The Buddha part of?
- Buddhism, founded on his teaching.
- Presocratic natural philosophy, in tension with the Eleatics.
- Pythagoreanism, a blend of mathematics, music, and religious rule.
- Milesian school, the first of the Presocratic natural philosophers.
Answer
Buddhism, founded on his teaching. — School: Buddhism, founded on his teaching..
True or false: Siddhartha Gautama, the awakened one, whose teaching on suffering and its end founded Buddhism, one of the world's great philosophical and religious traditions.
- True
- False
Answer
True — From the entry's summary.

When was The Buddha born?
- Traditionally about 563 BC, Lumbini, in what is now Nepal, a prince of the Shakya clan.
- About 570 BC, Samos, Greece.
- About 624 BC, Miletus, on the coast of what is now Turkey.
- About 535 BC, Ephesus, on the coast of what is now Turkey.
Answer
Traditionally about 563 BC, Lumbini, in what is now Nepal, a prince of the Shakya clan. — Born: Traditionally about 563 BC, Lumbini, in what is now Nepal, a prince of the Shakya clan..
When did The Buddha die?
- Traditionally about 483 BC, Kushinagar, India. Some scholars date his life about 480 to 400 BC.
- About 475 BC.
- About 495 BC, Metapontum, in southern Italy.
- About 546 BC. The dates are traditional, not records.
Answer
Traditionally about 483 BC, Kushinagar, India. Some scholars date his life about 480 to 400 BC. — Died: Traditionally about 483 BC, Kushinagar, India. Some scholars date his life about 480 to 400 BC..
Which school of thought was The Buddha part of?
- Buddhism, founded on his teaching.
- Presocratic natural philosophy, in tension with the Eleatics.
- Pythagoreanism, a blend of mathematics, music, and religious rule.
- Milesian school, the first of the Presocratic natural philosophers.
Answer
Buddhism, founded on his teaching. — School: Buddhism, founded on his teaching..
True or false: Siddhartha Gautama, the awakened one, whose teaching on suffering and its end founded Buddhism, one of the world's great philosophical and religious traditions.
- True
- False
Answer
True — From the entry's summary.