Which of the following statements about Buddha's life is NOT correct:
(A) Buddha was born at Lumbini.
(B) Buddha attained enlightenment at Kusinagara.
(C) Buddha attained nibbana at Bodh Gaya.
(D) Buddha gave his first sermon at Sarnath.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (C) Only
(A) Buddha was born at Lumbini. Correct statement. Buddhist literature names Lumbini as the place where he was born.
(B) Buddha attained enlightenment at Kusinagara. Incorrect statement. He attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya. Kusinagara is the place where he attained nibbana.
(C) Buddha attained nibbana at Bodh Gaya. Incorrect statement. He attained nibbana at Kusinagara. Bodh Gaya is the place of his enlightenment.
(D) Buddha gave his first sermon at Sarnath. Correct statement. Sarnath is where he gave his first sermon. Each of these four places gradually came to be regarded as sacred.
NCERT (2026-27): “7. Stupas … From earliest times, people tended to regard certain places as sacred. These included sites with special trees or unique rocks, or sites of awe-inspiring natural beauty. These sites, with small shrines attached to them, were sometimes described as chaityas. 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. We know that about 200 years after the time of the Buddha, Asoka erected a pillar at Lumbini to mark the fact that he had visited the place.” |