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Here are some important one liners about Jainism for your upcoming Railway, SSC, SI, Constable and all competitive exams.


  • Founder of Buddhism ⇒ Gautam Buddha
  • Gautam Buddha known as LIGHT OF ASIA

  • Buddha means THE ENLIGHTENED ONE / AWAKENED ONE.

  • Gautam Buddha born in 563 BC on Baishakhi Purnima day at Lumbini, Kapilavastu (Nepal).

✔️Father's name ⇒ Shuddhodhan

✔️Mother's name ⇒ Mahamaya

✔️Foster mother of Buddha ⇒ Prajapati Gautami

✔️Gautam Buddha childhood name Siddhartha

✔️Gautam buddh married to Yashodhara at the age of 16

✔️Buddha's Son name Rahul

  • Charioteer of Buddha was Channa and his horse name Kantaka.

  • At the age of 29 Buddha left his home in search of TRUTH is term called Mahavirishkramana.

  • First teacher of Buddha Alara Kalama.

  • After alara kalama Buddha teacher Uddaka Ramaputta.

  • At the age of 35 Gautama Buddha got Enlightment at bodhgaya under a PEEPAL tree (Bodhi tree) on the bank of NIRANJANA river (Falgu River).

  • Buddha gave his first sermon at SARNATH in Pali language.

  • This event known as Dharmachakra Parivartana

  • Buddha gave maximum number of sermon at SHRAVASTI.

  • Most important source of Buddhism TRIPITAKA.

         Tripitaka written in Pali language.

Tripitaka divided into 3 parts

1) Sutta Pitaka 

2) Vinaya Pitaka 

3) Abhidhamma Pitaka

Symbol of Buddha's life

✔️Birth ⇒ Lotus And Bull

✔️Renunciation ⇒ Horse 

✔️Enlightment ⇒ Bodhitree 

✔️Nirvana ⇒ Footprint 

✔️Death ⇒ Sutapa

Buddha three jewels

1) Buddha 2) Dhamma 3) Sangha

List of Buddhist councils

  • The first Buddhist council 483 BC presided by MAHAKASYAPA at Rajgriha with support of King AJATASHATRU.

  • The Second Buddhist council 383 BC presided by SABBAKAMI at Vaishali with support of king KALASHOKA.

  • The third Buddhist council 250 BC presided by MOGALIPUTRA TISSA at Patliputra with support of king ASHOKA.

  • The fourth Buddhist council 72 Ad presided by VASUMITRA at Kundalvan (Kashmir) with support of king KANISHKA.

Fourth council divided into three parts

Hinyana, Mahayana, Vajrayana

  • Buddha also known as SAKYAMUNI / TATHAGAT








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