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    The entry of woman as a bhikshuni into the Buddhist sangha was allowed by Gautam Buddha at [UP-PCS 2010]

    A)  Sravasti

    B)  Vaishali           

    C)  Rajagriha          

    D)  Kushinagar

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    The entry of woman as a Bhikshuni into the Buddhist Sangha was allowed by the Buddha for the first time in vaishali. The first woman who got entry into the Sangha was the Prajapati Gautami the step mother of Buddha.


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