Question
Download Solution PDF‘Ashta Mahasthana’ refers to the eight significant places associated with the life of the Buddha. Which among the following is NOT one of those?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Raigad.
Key Points
- Ashta Mahasthana associated with the life of the Buddha are :
- Lumbini
- Bodh Gaya
- Sarnath
- Kushinagar
- Shravasti
- Sankissa
- Rajgriha
- Vaishali
- Gautama Buddha was born in the Lumbini village of Kapilavastu, Nepal in 563 B.C, in the Shakya Kshatriya clan.
Important Points
- Mahabhiniraskramana or the Great Going Forth is the event when Gautama Buddha left his home.
- Buddha visited Vaishali and learnt Sankhya darshan.
- He went to Rajgriha and learnt yoga, went to Uruvela where he attained enlightenment.
- He went on to Sarnath where he delivered his first sermon also called Dharmachakrapravartana.
- He died in 483 B.C near Kushinara and the event is known as Mahaparinirvana.
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