SSC
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Identify the wrong matching A. Lumbani ____ Ashoka’s Birth B. Sarnath ____ First Sermon C. Kushinara ____ Nibbana D. Bodh Gaya ____ Enlightenment
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B
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D
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C
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A
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -After his enlightenment the Buddha preached his First Sermon Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta or ‘Turning the Wheel of Dhamma’ to five ascetics, who had previously been his companions, in the deer park near Varanasi on the eve of Saturday, the full moon day of July.
Detailed explanation-2: -Buddha delivered his first sermon at Sarnath before his five disciples after he attained enlightment at Bodh Gaya.
Detailed explanation-3: -A popular subject in medieval Buddhist art is the Buddha preaching his first sermon in a deer forest at Sarnath, north of Bodhgaya, where he had experienced enlightenment some weeks prior.
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