A sculpture (c.200 CE) from ________________, depicts the departure of the Buddha from his palace.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Amaravati
This sculpture of c. 200 CE comes from Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh. It shows the moment when Siddhartha, the future Buddha, left his palace. Shaken by the sight of an old man, a sick man and a corpse, and moved by a homeless mendicant who seemed to be at peace, he left the palace to search for his own truth.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| 21-05 S2 | – | – | 08-06 S3* | – |
* A similar question.
NCERT (2025-26): “5. The Teachings of the Buddha … He had a sheltered upbringing within the palace, insulated from the harsh realities of life. One day he persuaded his charioteer to take him into the city. His first journey into the world outside was traumatic. He was deeply anguished when he saw an old man, a sick man and a corpse. He realised in that moment that the decay and destruction of the human body was inevitable. He also saw a homeless mendicant, who, it seemed to him, had come to terms with old age, disease and death, and found peace. Siddhartha decided that he too would adopt the same path. Soon after, he left the palace and set out in search of his own truth.…”
Fig. 4.7 A sculpture (c. 200 CE) from Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), depicting the departure of the Buddha from his palace |
