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having observed the four sights as a young prince, Gautama Buddha (statue pictured) realized the sufferings in life and started an ascetic life against his father's wish?
Yasa , the sixth arahant of Gautama Buddha , was also the son and former husband of the first two female lay disciples?
Patacara , who became a Buddhist while disconsolately wandering naked through the Indian city of Savatthi , rose to become the foremost bhikkhuni of Gautama Buddha in her mastery of the Vinaya ?
the Buddha statue of Long Son Pagoda in Nha Trang , Vietnam is a major vantage point over the city?
the footprints of the Buddha (pictured) often bear distinguishing marks, such as a Dharmachakra or the 32, 108 or 132 auspicious signs of the Buddha ?
the intended occupant of the empty throne (example pictured) may have been Alexander the Great , Buddha , Julius Caesar , or Jesus Christ ?
the relics of Sariputra and Mahamoggallana , Gautama Buddha 's two chief disciples, were the subject of more than two million Sri Lankan pilgrimage visits after their discovery by Sir Alexander Cunningham ?
the Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara is one of the Solosmasthana , the 16 religious sites in Sri Lanka that Buddhists believe to have been hallowed by visits of Gautama Buddha ?
Nanda , the half-sister of Gautama Buddha , went on to be the foremost nun in the practice of jhana ?
Nagarjunakonda , a historic Buddhist town in Andhra Pradesh believed to hold some relics of Gautama Buddha was submerged by the construction of the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam , the tallest masonry dam in the world?
Anuruddha , one of the leading five disciples of Gautama Buddha , was his cousin?
Prince Vijaya , the founder of the Kingdom of Tambapanni , landed at Tambapanni on the day of the death of Gautama Buddha ?
Singapore 's Burmese Buddhist Temple has the largest white marble statue of the Buddha (pictured ) outside of Myanmar ?
Assaji , the last of the first five bhikkhus of Gautama Buddha to become an arahant , converted Sariputta and Mahamoggallana , the Buddha's two chief disciples?
Bhadda Kapilani , the foremost bhikkhuni of Gautama Buddha in understanding past reincarnations , was the former wife of Mahakasyapa , who led the sangha following the Buddha's paranibbana ?
Kosambi , a city in ancient India which was a frequent site of sermons by the Buddha , was one of the places considered suitable for his Parinibbāna ?
Kaundinya , the first arahant and bhikkhu of Gautama Buddha , was the only royal scholar to predict Siddhartha 's Buddhahood ?
Sariputra , one the two chief disciples of Gautama Buddha , is frequently featured in the Jatakas alongside Mahamoggallana and the Buddha in their past lives ?
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Question 10 : While later tradition and legend characterized Śuddhodana as a ________ monarch , the descendant of the Solar Dynasty of Ikṣvāku (Pāli: Okkāka), many scholars believe that Śuddhodana was the elected chief of a tribal confederacy.
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