Who was the founder of Buddhism?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Siddharta.

Important Points

Gautama Buddha, variously termed Sakyamuni or Tathagata, is considered as the founder of Buddhism.
He was born as Siddhartha to Suddhodhana, the ruler of the Sakyan republic, and his wife Maya, on Vaisakha Purnima in the Lumbini gardens near Kapilavasthu (in Nepal) in the 6th century BC.

Hence, Siddharta was the founder of Buddhism.

Additional Information

Lord Mahavira, also known as Vardhamana was the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism.
Lord Mahavira propagated the religion after which Jainism came into prominence in the 6th century B.C.
Chanakya was known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta, who wrote the Arthashastra, an ancient Indian political treatise, a text dating from around the 3rd century BCE to the 3rd century CE.
Chanakya served both Emperor Chandragupta and his son Bindusara as chief adviser.He is generally credited for having played an important role in the Maurya Empire's establishment.
Ashoka the Great (268-232 BCE) was the third king of the Mauryan Empire (322-185 BCE) best known for his renunciation of war, development of the concept of Dhamma (pious social conduct), and promotion of Buddhism as well as his effective reign of a nearly pan-Indian political entity.