History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2022 History (Shift-II)
Alara, the great teacher of the Buddha, belonged to which tribe?
ABhagga of Sumsumaragiri
BKalamas of Kesaputta ✓ Correct
CMallas of Pava
DMallas of Kusinara
Correct answer: (B) Kalamas of Kesaputta — Alara belonged to the Kalamas of Kesaputta, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Alara belonged to the Kalamas of Kesaputta, so that is the answer.
★Alara Kalama was a teacher of the Sankhya school whom the Buddha approached.
★He belonged to the Kalamas of Kesaputta, near Vaishali.
★Siddhartha left his home at the age of 29 in search of knowledge.
★After wandering, he came to the ashrama of Alara Kalama.
★So Alara, the great teacher of the Buddha, belonged to the Kalamas of Kesaputta.
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