SSC
INDIAN CULTURE
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Question
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The temple is representation of Mount ____
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Mount Everest
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Mount Meru
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Mount Alps
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Mahabodhi Temple, a famous Buddhist temple at Bodhgaya, India, representing Mount Meru.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mount Kailash (Kailasa) is known as Mount Meru in Buddhist texts. It is central to its cosmology, and a major pilgrimage site for some Buddhist traditions. In Hinduism, it is traditionally recognized as the abode of Shiva.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mount Meru (Sanskrit: ), also called Sumeru i.e. the “Excellent Meru” and Mahameru i.e. “Great Meru", is a sacred mountain in Hindu, Jain as well as Buddhist cosmology and is considered to be the center of all the physical, metaphysical and spiritual universes.
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