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Which of the following religious cults was the most ancient and the earliest in Asia?

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Christianity
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Buddhism
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Islam
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Sikhism
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Solution

The correct option is C Buddhism
While a lot of religious cults have spread across Asia since the ancient times. It was Buddhism that was the earliest of the four options given here. Buddhism is a religion which has a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices which are based on the teachings of their founder Gautam Buddha. It began in India in between the 6th to 4th centuries BCE and spread across Asia from there.

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