Match the following terms in List 1 with their meanings in List 2:

(A)- II, (B)- IV, (C)- I, (D)- III

Remarkably, none of the Buddha's speeches were written down during his lifetime. After the Buddha's passing (around the fifth to fourth century BCE), his disciples compiled his teachings during a council of "elders" or senior monks in Vesali, known as Vaishali in present-day Bihar.These compilations were collectively called the Tipitaka, or the "three baskets," as they held different types of texts.

Another motif features a woman encircled by lotuses and elephants, which appear to shower her with water, akin to an abhisheka or consecration ritual. While some historians attribute this figure to Maya, the Buddha's mother, others associate her with Gajalakshmi, a widely recognized goddess symbolizing good fortune and associated with elephants.

In the later Vedic Age, more intricate sacrifices, like the rajasuya and ashvamedha, were performed by chiefs and kings, relying on Brahmana priests to oversee the rituals.

During his journey, he explored various routes, including the path of extreme bodily mortification, which ultimately brought him to the brink of death. However, abandoning these rigorous methods, Siddhartha turned his focus to deep meditation. Through dedicated meditation spanning several days, he ultimately achieved a state of enlightenment. This profound transformation earned him the title of the Buddha, signifying the Enlightened One.