Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings

Question:

Arrange following places associated with Buddha in a chronological order.

A. Sarnath
B. Bodh Gaya
C. Kusinagar
D. Lumbini
E. Sanchi

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

E, C, B, D, A

D, B, A, C, E

D, A, C, E, B

A, C, B, E, D

Correct Answer:

D, B, A, C, E

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → D, B, A, C, E

D. Lumbini
B. Bodh Gaya
A. Sarnath
C. Kusinagar
E. Sanchi

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. Sanchi is a significant Buddhist site, but not directly linked to the life events of Buddha (it gained importance later as a Buddhist center). The Sanchi stupa houses Buddha's relics.