Which of the following is an approximate year (in BCE) of birth of Gautama Buddha?
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Correct answer: A
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Gautama Buddha -
Birth: 563 BCE, Lumbini (Nepal).
Renouncing the world: At the age of 29.
Nirvana (Enlightenment): At the age of 35, in Bodhgaya (Bihar).
First sermon: At Sarnath (Varanasi), known as the Dharmachakrapravartan.
Mahaparinirvana (Death): 483 BCE, in Kushinagar.