Match List - I with List - II:
| List - I | List - II | ||
| (A) | Bodhgaya | (I) | Place where Buddha attained ‘nibbana’. |
| (B) | Kusinagara | (II) | Place where Buddha gave his first sermon. |
| (C) | Lumbini | (III) | Place where Buddha attained enlightenment. |
| (D) | Sarnath | (IV) | Place where Buddha was born. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
(A) Bodhgaya — this matches (III) Place where Buddha attained enlightenment. Bodh Gaya is where the Buddha attained enlightenment.
(B) Kusinagara — this matches (I) Place where Buddha attained ‘nibbana’. Kusinagara is where he attained nibbana.
(C) Lumbini — this matches (IV) Place where Buddha was born. Lumbini is where the Buddha was born.
(D) Sarnath — this matches (II) Place where Buddha gave his first sermon. Sarnath is where he gave his first sermon. Gradually, each of these four places came to be regarded as sacred.
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.…” |