Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings

Question:

Buddha attained nibbana in which city?

Options:

Lumbini

Kusinagara

Sarnath

Bodhgaya

Correct Answer:

Kusinagara

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Kusinagara

Nibbana (or Parinirvana) refers to the final passing away of the Buddha after his death, ending the cycle of birth and rebirth. According to Buddhist tradition, Gautama Buddha attained Parinirvana at Kusinagara (present-day Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh, India) around 483 BCE.