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1
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Buddhacharita author?

A

Ashvaghosha

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Sariputta Prakaran author?

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Ashvaghosha

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Language of Buddhacharita and Sariputta Prakaran?

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Sanskrit, coz after 4th council all is Sanskrit

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4
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Miracle: Sankissa?

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Descent from Tushita after a stay of 3 months explaining to his mother the Abhidama Pitaka

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5
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Miracle:- Sravasti

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Twin miracle

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6
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Miracle:- Rajgir

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Subdued Nalagiri elephant by friendliness

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7
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Miracle:- Vaishali

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Honey from milk

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8
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How sites came to be known as sacred?

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Sites with natural beauty

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9
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Chaitya definition

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Sacred site with small shrines attached

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10
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Chaitya Griha definition?

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Prayer hall+ Stupa at one end * Basically Chaitya+Stupa

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11
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Gandhara school material

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Grey sandstone/Bluish grey Other materials also(stucco,lime, mud)#marble

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12
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Mathura school material

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Spotted red sandstone

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13
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Standing Buddha @?

A

SKS(Sravasti Kausambi Sarnath)

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14
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Sarvatrobhadrika image?

A

4 Jinas standing back to back

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15
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Yakshini examples

A

Didarganj, Bharhut stupa

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16
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Who built Sanchi Stupa?

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Mauryas

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Shunga contri to Sanchi stupa?

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2*dia
Vedika
HCY(Harmika Chatri Yashti)

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18
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4 levels of stupa?

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Harmika Anda Medhi Vedika

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19
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What outer PP symbolises?

A

Distinction between Mahayana and Hinayana

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20
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Satvahanas contribution to Sanchi Stupa?

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Toranas

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21
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What the 4 toranas symbolise?

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Birth
renunciation
dcpdhammachakkapavattana)
Mahaparinirvana

22
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Bharhut Stupa built by

23
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3 themes @Bharhut?

A

Aniconic Buddha
Sculpture:- GB Ajatashatru meeting
Dream:- Queen Mayas

24
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Bharhut further developed by and what?

A

Shungas:- added friezes

25
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Who saved Sanchi but couldn’t Amravati?

26
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Dhatugarbita Stupa

A

contains Buddha relics

27
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Paribodhaka Stupa

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Built on articles used by monks

28
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Uddeshika Stupa

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Built as token of gratitude on fulfillment of desire

29
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Mural painting with Buddha in it?

A

Bagh in MP

Aichi Monastery Ladakh

30
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Basic idea behind Stupa

A

Take relics of Buddha and build a mound on it.

Hence structure:- relics, mud, bricks, carved stone

31
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Which book says Ashoka distributed Buddha relics and ordered construction of stupas on them in every town?

A

Ashokavadana

32
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Sanchi stupa finder

A

John Marshall

33
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Empty seat under tree?

A

Meditation of Buddha

34
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Stupa meaning in aniconic phase?

A

Mahaparinirbana

35
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Wheel meaning?

A

First sermon?

36
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Which jataka tale represented at Sanchi?

A

Vesantara Jataka

37
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Two women represented @ Sanchi?

A

Shalabhanjika

Gajalaxmi/Maya

38
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Significance of Shalabhanjika @ Sanchi?

A

Confuses people. What does it have to do with renunciation?

Shows influence of Pre Buddhist ideas.

39
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Animals @Sanchi?

A

Snakes on pillars

Other from Jataka tales

40
Q

What are the Persian elements of Rampurwa bull?

A

RPA ornaments on abacus

Rossette, Palmette and Acanthus

41
Q

Lion capitals@

A

Lauriya Nandangarh
Sarnath
Sanchi

42
Q

Yaksha examples in Jain

A

24 Yakshas for 24 Tirthankaras

43
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Which Jain epic mentions Yakshas?

A

Silapaddikaram

44
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Which puja in Hinduism has Yakshas?

A

Saptamatrika

45
Q

Purpose of Ashokan pillars?

A

edicts

Buddha life events

46
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Similarity of Mauryan pillars to Archemenian pillars?

A

Highly polished

47
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Difference of Mauryan pillars from Archemenian?

A

Carved out of single rock. Archamenian are done by masonry of multiple pieces

48
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Sarnath Lion capital built by?

49
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Sarnath Lion built for what?

A

commemorate first sermon of Buddha

50
Q

6 features of Sarnath Lion capital from bottom to top

A 
Shaft(along length)
Inverted lotus
BHEL and Chakra(same level)
4 lions
Dharmachakra(crowning element now broken)
51
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Origin of Gandhara school

A

Taxila near Peshawar

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