Question

________ was a religion that originated in India around 500 BC

A) Buddhism
B) Hinduism
C) Confucianism
D) Islam​

Answer 1

Spread of Jainism and Buddhism (500–200 BCE)

Answer - Buddhism

Step-by-step explanation:

Both Jainism and Buddhism spread throughout India during the period of the Magadha empire. Buddhism in India spread during the reign of Ashoka of the Maurya Empire, who patronised Buddhist teachings and unified the Indian subcontinent in the 3rd century BCE.