Match List - I with List - II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

Explanation:

The rulers of Bhopal, Shahjehan Begum and her successor Sultan Jehan Begum, provided money for the preservation of the ancient site (Sanchi Stupa).

There are other images as well. For instance, some of the finest depictions of animals are found there. These animals include elephants, horses, monkeys and cattle. Consider, too, the serpent, which is found on several pillars of Sanchi. This motif seems to be derived from popular traditions, which were not always recorded in texts. Interestingly, one of the earliest modern art historians, James Fergusson, considered Sanchi to be a centre of tree and serpent worship. He was not familiar with Buddhist literature – most of which had not yet been translated – and arrived at this conclusion by studying only the images on their own.

Sangha was an organization of monks. The Vinaya Pitaka included rules and regulations for those who joined the sangha or monastic order. Initially, only men were allowed into the sangha, but later women also came to be admitted. According to Buddhist texts, this was made possible through the mediation of Ananda, one of the Buddha’s dearest disciples, who persuaded him to allow women into the sangha.

Chaitya may also have been derived from the word chita, meaning a funeral pyre, and by extension a funerary mound.