Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings

Question:

Which of the following suggests that many people who turned to Buddhism enriched it with their own Pre-Buddhist beliefs, practices and ideas?

Options:

Wheel of Dharma

Jataka Scenes

Shalabhanjika

Mahaparinibbana

Correct Answer:

Shalabhanjika

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Shalabhanjika

The shalabhanjika motif suggests that many people who turned to Buddhism enriched it with their own pre-Buddhist and even non-Buddhist beliefs, practices and ideas. Some of the recurrent motifs in the sculpture at Sanchi were evidently derived from these traditions.

 

Image of shalabhanjika.