Question

Which of the following can be identified as a cause of Siddhartha Gautama's dissatisfaction with Hinduism?

a. The unjust effects of the caste system
b. His wife's refusal to pay him a dowry
c. His father's defeat in a major battle with the Hindu army
d. His belief that the Untouchables could never be reincarnated into a higher caste

Answer 1

The answer is letter a. The unjust effects of the caste system. What he intended was not to find a new religion but to reform Hinduism. He believed that the caste system had produced division where the lower the status, the more prejudice the attitude towards a certain class in society. Apart from that, he was not satisfied with some of the methods of Hinduism where he failed to gain enlightenment.