State whether the sentence is true(T) or false(F). The original name of the Buddha was Siddhartha.
A
True
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B
False
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Solution
The correct option is A True Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhārtha Gautama in Sanskrit or Siddhattha Gotama in Pali, Shakyamuni Buddha, or simply the Buddha, after the title of Buddha, was a monk, mendicant, sage, philosopher, teacher and religious leader on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.
Buddha means the "Enlightened One." Siddhartha Gautama is not believed to have been the only "Buddha" to have lived on Earth.
It is believed that there were many before him and that there may be others after him. Siddhartha Gautama was born into a noble Hindu family.