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UPSC 2014: Which of the following Kingdoms were associated with the life of the Buddha? 1. Avanti 2. Gandhara 3. Kosala 4. Magadha Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a)1, 2 and 3
(b)2 and 4
(c)3 and 4 only
(d)1, 3 and 4
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Buddha spent most of his teaching career in the Gangetic plain, especially in the kingdoms of Kosala (Śrāvastī) and Magadha (Bodh-Gaya, Rājagriha). Avanti and the distant north-western Gandhara are not mentioned in canonical accounts of his life. Hence only statements 3 and 4 are correct. ([edukemy.com](https://edukemy.com/blog/upsc-prelims-2014-question-25/?utm_source=openai))
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