Multiple choice

Arrange the following events of Buddha's life in chronological order:

  1. Dharmachakraparvatana
  2. Mahaparinirvana
  3. Enlightment at Bodh Gaya
  4. Mahabhinishkramana

  1. 4-2-1-3

  2. 4-3-1-2

  3. 4-1-2-3

  4. 4-3-2-1
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Explanation

The correct chronological order of Buddha's life events is: 4. Mahabhinishkramana (Great Renunciation - leaving palace at age 29), 3. Enlightenment at Bodh Gaya (attaining nirvana at age 35), 1. Dharmachakraparvatana (First Sermon at Sarnath, turning the wheel of dhamma), 2. Mahaparinirvana (death at age 80). This sequence spans from worldly departure to liberation, teaching, and final passing. The other options either place enlightenment after teaching (impossible) or have parinirvana before teaching.

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