Read the passage and answer the question:
One of the most influential teachers of the time was the Buddha. Over centuries, his message spread across the subcontinent and beyond-through Central Asia to China, Korea and Japan, and through Srilanka, across to Myanmar, Thailand and Indonesia. Siddhartha, as the Buddha was named at birth, was the son of a chief of the Sakya clan. He came to be known as the Buddha or the Enlightened one. He taught ‘dhamma’ or ‘the path of righteous living’.
Identify the place where Buddha attained ‘nibbana’ (end of ego and desire).
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Kusinagara
The passage talks about the Buddha, one of the most influential teachers of his time, and his path of righteous living. Places associated with the Buddha’s life came to be regarded as sacred: Lumbini, where he was born, Bodh Gaya, where he attained enlightenment, Sarnath, where he gave his first sermon, and Kusinagara, where he attained nibbana.
Hence, the answer is Kusinagara.
NCERT (2026-27): “7. Stupas … Buddhist literature mentions several chaityas. It also describes places associated with the … Buddha’s life – where he was born (Lumbini), where he attained enlightenment (Bodh Gaya), where he gave his first sermon (Sarnath) and where he attained nibbana (Kusinagara). Gradually, each of these places came to be regarded as sacred.…” |