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In which modern country was the Buddha born?
Answer: Nepal
Why: A pillar there carries a 3rd-century BCE inscription of Emperor Ashoka marking the spot as his birthplace.
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In legend, which creature sheltered the Buddha from a storm?
Answer: A serpent
Why: Thai and Cambodian statues show this serpent king, Mucalinda, as a many-headed serpent rising behind him.
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In which language did Sri Lankan monks record the Buddha's words?
Answer: Pali
Why: Until then monks had passed the teachings on for centuries by memorizing and reciting them together.
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Where was the Buddha born, by tradition?
Answer: In a garden
Why: His mother was travelling to her family home and gave birth holding the branch of a sal tree.
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What did the Buddha define karma as?
Answer: Intention
Why: Earlier Vedic religion tied karma to ritual; he moved it to the intention behind deeds of body, speech or mind.
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What do worshippers in Japan pour over baby Buddha statues each April?
Answer: Sweet tea
Why: Brewed from hydrangea leaves, the tea copies the scented water that dragon kings poured on the newborn in legend.
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