Ancient Indian History GK – Buddhist Religion-Based GK Questions (Important for ADRE 2023)
- Birthplace of Gautam Buddha: Lumbini (Kapilavastu)
- Buddha delivered his first religious preaching (Dharmachakrapravartan): Sarnath
- Religious text of Buddhism: Tripitaka
- Initially, Buddhist literature was written in: Pali
- Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment: In Bodhgaya
- Gautam Buddha belonged to: Sakya clan
- Gautam Buddha’s mother belonged to: Kaliya Dynasty
- Two teachers of Gautam Buddha were: Alar Kalam & Udraka Ramputra
- Buddha’s preachings were mainly related to: Purity of thoughts & conduct
- Three vehicles of Buddhism: Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana.
- Gautam Buddha breathed his last(Mahaparinirvan): Kushinagar
- Buddha means: The enlightened one
- Author of ‘Buddha Charita’: Asvaghosa
- Buddha lived approximately at the same time as: Confucius
- Who is known as ‘Light of Asia‘: Gautam Buddha
- In Buddhism ‘Patimokkha‘ stands for: The rules of the Sangha
- Mahabodhi Temple has been built at Bodh Gaya where: Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment
- Gautam Buddha was elevated to the position of God by the time of Kanishka
- Dighgha Nikaya is: An important Buddhist text in Pali
- Four Noble Truths of Buddhism: i)Life is full of sorrow, ii)There are causes of sorrow, iii)This sorrow can be stopped, iv)There is a path leading to the cessation of sorrow.
- Astangika Marga (Eightfold path) are : i)right observation,ii)right determination, iii)right speech, iv)right action, v)right livelihood, vi)right exercise, vii)right memory and viii)right meditation
- 1st Buddhist Council was held in: Saptaparni cave, Rajgriha
- 1st Buddhist Council was patronized by: Ajatashatru (Haryanka Dynasty)
- Chairman of 1st Buddhist Council was: Mahakassapa
- Results of 1st Buddhist Council were: Compilation of Sutta-Pitaka and Vinaya Pitaka by Ananda and Upali respectively.
- 2nd Buddhist Council was held in: Vaishali
- 2nd Buddhist Council was patronized by: Kalashoka (Shisunaga Dynasty)
- Chairman of 2nd Buddhist Council was: Sabbakami
- Results of 2nd Buddhist Council were: i)The monks of Vaishali wanted some change in rites, ii)Schism into Sthaviravadins and Mahasanghikas.
- 3rd Buddhist Council was held in: Patliputra
- 3rd Buddhist Council was patronized by: Ashoka (Maurya Dynasty)
- Chairman of 3rd Buddhist Council was: Mogaliputta Tissa
- Results of 3rd Buddhist Council were: i)Compilation of Abhidhamma Pitaka, ii)Decision to send missionaries to various parts of the world.
- 4th Buddhist Council was held in: Kundalavana, Kashmir
- 4th Buddhist Council was patronized by: Kanishka (Kushana Dynasty)
- Chairman & Vice Chairman of 4th Buddhist Council was: Vasumitra & Ashvaghosa respectively
- Results of 4th Buddhist Council were: i)Compilation of Mahavibhasha Shastra(Sanskrit comment on Tripitaka), ii) The division of Buddhists into Hinayanists and Mahayanists.
- Tripitaka : i)Sutta Pitaka i.e. Buddha’s saying, ii)Vinay Pitaka, i.e. Monastic code,iii) Abhidhamma Pitaka i.e. religious discourses of Buddha.
- Abhidhamma Pitaka comprises of : i) Dighgha Nikaya, ii) Majhim Nikaya, iii) Sanyukta Nikaya, iv) Anguttar Nikaya & v) Khuddak/Kshudraka Nikaya.
- ‘Milindapanho’ is: A Buddhist text(A dialogue between Milinda and Buddhist Saint Nagasena)
- World’s largest monolithic statue of Buddha is in: Bamiyan
- The first human idol worshiped in India was: Gautam Buddha
- In the first century A.D. the Buddhist Monk who was sent to China: Nagarjun
