SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Gautma Buddha’s mother ‘Mahamaya’ belongs to which tribe?
A
Pala
B
Gupta
C
Kushan
D
Koliya
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Koliya. Gautama Buddha’s mother ‘Mahamaya’ belonged to the Koliya tribe and she married Suddhodhana, who was a king of the Sakya clan . The Sakya and Koliya ruled on opposite banks of the Rohini river in the current Rupendehi District of Lumbini, Nepal. Both of them were republics.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mahamaya was the birth mother of Gautama Buddha, She was a princess of the Kollia republic. She belonged to the ruling family of Deodah state, which is now in the Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh. Deoria was part of Koshal Rajya in ancient history.

Detailed explanation-3: -Siddhartha’s family was of the Gautama clan. His mother, Queen Mahamaya, gave birth to him in the park of Lumbini, in what is now southern Nepal.

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