Multiple choice general knowledge

Gautama Buddha belonged to which of the following tribal clans?

  1. Mon

  2. Sakya

  3. Lepchas

  4. Lichchavi
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, belonged to the Sakya clan. The Sakyas were a tribal clan living in the foothills of the Himalayas in what is now Nepal, and Buddha was born as Prince Siddhartha of this clan.

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