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In India, who was the philosopher who founded Buddhism?

  1. Bimbisara

  2. Mohandas Gandhi

  3. Siddhartha Gautama

  4. Rabindranath Tagore
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Explanation

Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, who became known as the Buddha (the Enlightened One), in the 6th-5th century BCE in ancient India. He was a prince who renounced his luxurious life to seek enlightenment and founded the religion based on the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path. Bimbisara was a contemporary king who supported Buddhism, while Gandhi and Tagore are modern figures.

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