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प्रश्न
Read the following source carefully and answer the questions that follow:
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Sanchi in the nineteenth century |
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The most wonderful ancient buildings in the state of Bhopal are at Sanchi Kanakhera, a small village under the brow of a hill some 20 miles northeast of Bhopal which we visited yesterday. We inspected the stone sculptures and statues of the Buddha and an ancient gateway. The ruins appear to be the object of great interest to European gentlemen. Major Alexander Cunningham stayed several weeks in this neighbourhood and examined these ruins most carefully. He took drawings of the place, deciphered the inscription, and bored shafts down these domes. The results of his investigations were described by him in an English work. |
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From SHAHJAHAN BEGUM, NAWAB OF BHOPAL (ruled 1868-1901), Taj-ul Iqbal Tarikh Bhopal (A History of Bhopal), translated by H.D. Barstow, 1876. |
- Why was Sanchi an interest to Alexander Cunningham?
- How was Sanchi related with Buddhism?
- How did Shahjahan Begum conserve Sanchi's stupa?
उत्तर
- i. Cunningham was supposed to prepare illustrated reports on the stupa.
ii. Sanchi's draw lies both in it being a center of Buddhist heritage and an important part of the history and archaeology of India. - i. Sanchi is one of the oldest Buddhist monuments containing the relics of the Buddha.
ii. The domed shape of the stupa represents Buddha seated in meditation. - i. The rulers of Bhopal, Shahjahan Begum, and Sultan Jehan Begum provided money for the preservation of the ancient site.
ii. John Marshall dedicated his important volumes on Sanchi to Sultan Jehan.
iii. She funded the museum that was built there as well as the guesthouse where John Marshall lived.
iv. She also funded the publication of volumes written by John Marshall.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer in 100-150 words
Discuss the role of the begums of Bhopal in preserving the stupa at Sanchi.
Answer in 100-150 words
Read this short inscription and answer:-
In the year 33 of the maharaja Huvishka (a Kushana ruler), in the first month of the hot season on the eighth day, a Bodhisatta was set up at Madhuvanaka by the bhikkhuni Dhanavati, the sister’s daughter of the bhikkhuni Buddhamita, who knows the Tipitaka, the female pupil of the bhikkhu Bala, who knows the Tipitaka, together with her father and mother.
- How did Dhanavati date her inscription?
- Why do you think she installed an image of the Bodhisatta?
- Who were the relatives she mentioned?
- What Buddhist text did she know?
- From whom did she learn this text?
Which of these was not the Begum of Bhopal?
Choose the correct option:
Who among the following Begums provided money for the preservation of the Sanchi stupa?
Sanchi Stupa is located in ______.
Who among the following rulers worked on the preservation of Sanchi Stupa?
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