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- Which one of the following is considered the best Stupa?
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Sanchi is considered as the best Stupa. The 'Great Stupa' at Sanchi is the oldest stone structure in India and Was originally commissioned by the emperor Ashoka the Great in the 3rd century BC.
Correct Option: C
Sanchi is considered as the best Stupa. The 'Great Stupa' at Sanchi is the oldest stone structure in India and Was originally commissioned by the emperor Ashoka the Great in the 3rd century BC.
- Svetambara Agama was finally edited at the Jain council of
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Vallabhi has been a famous Jain centre. It was here in 453 or 466 AD, the Vallabhi council of the Jains produced in writing the religious canon under the head of the shraman Devardhigani. Svetambara Agama was finally edited at the Jain council of Vallabhi.
Correct Option: B
Vallabhi has been a famous Jain centre. It was here in 453 or 466 AD, the Vallabhi council of the Jains produced in writing the religious canon under the head of the shraman Devardhigani. Svetambara Agama was finally edited at the Jain council of Vallabhi.
- Sarnath is in the state of
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Sarnath is located 13 kilometres nort-east of Varansi, In Uttar Pradesh.
Correct Option: D
Sarnath is located 13 kilometres nort-east of Varansi, In Uttar Pradesh.
- At which place, did Gautam Buddha give his first sermon ?
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Sarnath, is the place where Gautam Buddha first gave his sermon after his enlightenment. It is one of the most sacred places for Buddhist after Bodhgaya where he got enlightenment.
Correct Option: D
Sarnath, is the place where Gautam Buddha first gave his sermon after his enlightenment. It is one of the most sacred places for Buddhist after Bodhgaya where he got enlightenment.
- Lumbini was the birth place of Gautam Buddha is attested by an inscription of
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Ashoka
Correct Option: A
Ashoka