GS PrelimsHistory (Ancient India)Buddhism2005

Who among the following was not a contemporary of the other three?

A

Bimbsara

B

Gautama Buddha

C

Milinda

D

Prasenjit

Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation

1. The question asks to identify who among the given individuals was not a contemporary of the other three. 2. Bimbisara (King of Magadha, c. 558 – c. 491 BCE), Gautama Buddha (Founder of Buddhism, traditional dates c. 563 – c. 483 BCE), and Prasenjit (King of Kosala, contemporary of Buddha) all lived around the 6th-5th centuries BCE. 3. Milinda (Menander I) was an Indo-Greek king who ruled from Sagala (modern Sialkot) around the 2nd century BCE (c. 165/155 – 130 BCE). He features in the Buddhist text 'Milinda Panha'. 4. Therefore, Milinda lived several centuries after the other three and was not their contemporary.

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