Multiple choice

Budhha attained enlightenment at

  1. Lumbini

  2. Vaishali

  3. Gaya

  4. Kapilvastu
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment (Bodhi) under the Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya (also called Gaya) in present-day Bihar after 49 days of meditation. This event marked the beginning of Buddhism. Lumbini was his birthplace, Kapilvastu was where he spent his princely life, and Sarnath was where he delivered his first sermon, not where enlightenment occurred.

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