Question

Which of these statements about Buddhism is true?

A. In India, Buddhists accepted the Hindu caste system
B. Buddhism remains a dominant religion in present-day India
C.Gautama, founder of Buddhism, was a common fisherman
D.Buddhists taught the virtues of the eightfold path

Answer 1

C.  Siddharta Gautama was a prince of a tribe in Nepal.  He went out of the palace walls and  saw the suffering.  He then gave up everything and became a monk. He meditated and achieved Nirvana under a tree.