Identify the correct statements in regards to the “Buddha”:
(A) Buddha was born at Lumbini.
(B) He attained nibbana at Kusinagara.
(C) He gave his first sermon at Bodh Gaya.
(D) He attained enlightenment at Sarnath.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) and (B) only
(A) Buddha was born at Lumbini. Correct. The Buddha was born at Lumbini. About 200 years later Asoka set up a pillar there to mark his own visit.
(B) He attained nibbana at Kusinagara. Correct. He attained nibbana, release from the cycle of rebirth, at Kusinagara, where he died.
(C) He gave his first sermon at Bodh Gaya. Incorrect. He gave his first sermon at Sarnath, near Varanasi. Bodh Gaya is where he attained enlightenment.
(D) He attained enlightenment at Sarnath. Incorrect. He attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya. NTA has swapped the two places between (C) and (D), so both statements are false.
NCERT (2025-26): “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. We know that about 200 years after the time of the Buddha, Asoka erected a pillar at Lumbini to mark the fact that he had visited the place.”
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