Q. The “Alara Kalama and Uddaka Ramaputta” were associated with which of the following?

[A] Gautam Buddha

[B] Mahavira

[C] Gosala

[D] Nagarjuna

Answer: A
Notes:

Explanation: Gautam Buddha meditated with established teachers of that era – firstly with Alara Kalama and then with Uddaka Ramaputta – but was not convinced with their instructions that man could obtain liberation from sorrow by mental discipline and knowledge only.

Source: Poonam Dahiya

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