Ancient History PYQ 50 of 208 · Buddhism

The teachers from whom Buddha first attempted to gain enlightenment after the Mahabhinishkramana were:

  1. AKaundinya and Kaladeva
  2. BAnanda and Ashvaghosha
  3. CAlara Kalama and Rudraka Ramaputra
  4. DSariputta and Nagasena

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Correct answer: (c) Alara Kalama and Rudraka Ramaputra

Explanation

Alara Kalama, a Sankhya teacher, then Rudraka Ramaputra. He left both unsatisfied before finding his own path.

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