Answer:
The correct answer option is C. The Buddha.
Step-by-step explanation:
Siddhartha Gautama is now more commonly known by the name 'The Buddha', the enlightened one.
The Buddha was born into a royal family and belonged to Nepal. In the early years of his life, he did not know much about the outside life but later became a monk and practiced mendicancy.
It was the base of Buddha's teachings and practices that Buddhism was founded.