UPSC History The Gupta Empire Question Bank Ancient History

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    Bojjannakonda and Lingalakonda near Sankaram can be best described as:

    A)  buddhist rock cut caves

    B) rock cut caves belonging to the Shaiva sect

    C) jain rock cut caves

    D) rock cut temples belonging to the Shaiva sect

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Bojjannakonda and Lingalakonda are two Buddhist rock-cut cave on adjacent hillocks, situated near a village called Sankaram, ntt Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The sites are believed to date between 4th and 9th Century A.D, when the 3 phases of Buddhisc (Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana) flourished at Sankarai (Sangharam as it was called then).


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