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UPSC History Religious Movement - Jainism, Bhudhism, Bhagavatism and Brahmanism Question Bank Religious Movements: Buddhism, Jainism, etc

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    The earliest epigraphic evidence mentioning the birth place of Sakyamuni Buddha is obtained from

    A)  Samath                       

    B)  Sravasti           

    C)  Kausambi         

    D)  Rummindei                  

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Rummindei Pillar Inscription says that The Beloved  of the Gods, the king Piyadassi, when he had been consecrated twenty years, came in person find  referenced the place where Buddha Sakyamuni was  born. He caused a stone enclosure to be made and a stone pillar to be erected. As the Lord was born here in the village of Lumbini, he has exempted it from tax, and fixed its contribution [i.e. of grain] at one- eighth.


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