Asked: U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015medium Level
ID: 693e5c60faac6241e62a3069
QUESTION STATEMENT:
बुद्ध ने अपने जीवन की अंतिम वर्षा ऋतु कहां बिताई थी?
Where did Buddha reside during the last rainy season of his life?
SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
Shravasti
श्रावस्ती में
B
CorrectVaishali
वैशाली में
C
Kushinagar
कुशीनगर में
D
Sarnath
सारनाथ में
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option B (Vaishali)
महापरिनिब्बान सूक्त से उनके जीवन के विविध आयामों एवं काल का निर्धारण किया जाता है, जिसके अनुसार, बुद्ध ने अपने जीवन की अंतिम वर्षा ऋतु वैशाली में बिताई थी।
Buddha resided in Vaishali during the last rainy season of his life. Actually, Buddha reached Beluva which was in the suburb of Vaishali to spend his time during rainy season at the age of eighty years with his two disciples, one of them popularly known as ‘Ananda.’