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प्रश्न
Write a short essay (about 500 words) on the following:
Discuss how and why stupas were built.
उत्तर
About 200 years after the time of Buddha King Asoka erected a pillar at Lumbini. This was to announce the visit of Buddha to this place.Stupas were the mounds put on the bodily remains of the body of Lord Buddha or of any object that was used by him. At the place of stupas such objects were buried. These were places of great respect under the tradition of Buddhism, as they had the relics of Buddha. As per the description of Asokavadana winch a famous Buddhist book, Emperor Asoka gave Buddha’s relic to all major cities. Later on such places stupas were put. The most important stupas are at Sanchi, Bharhut and Saranath.
The structure of a stupa was like a dome and hemisphere. On the top of it, there would be a balcony called harmik. This balcony represented the abode of God. The harmik was covered with an umbrella. There used to be railings around the balcony.
The construction of the stupas was made possible by the contribution of many. On the forefront were the monarchs. The Satvahan Kings offered huge amount for the construction of the stupqs. Apart from the monarchs, merchants, artisans and common men and women also contributed to the construction of the stupas.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Where did Buddha attain enlightenment?
According to which Buddhist text Asoka distributed portions of the Buddha’s relics to every important town and ordered the construction of stupas over them?
Who provided money for the preservation of the Sanchi Stupa?
What was the balcony-like structure in a stupa called?
Match the following.
| (i) | Lumbini | (a) | Buddha attained Nibbana |
| (ii) | Kusinagara | (b) | Buddha delivered his first sermon |
| (iii) | Sarnath | (c) | Buddha was born |
| (iv) | Bodh Gaya | (d) | Buddha attained enlightenment |
Choose the correct option
Consider the following statements regarding the structure of the stupa.
- Harmika is a balcony-like structure that represented the abode of gods.
- A mast called the and arose from the harmika.
- A yashti was often surmounted by a chhatri or umbrella.
- Yashti arose from the harmika.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
Which of the following is the oldest stupa in India and was commissioned by the Mauryan King Ashoka?
Buddha was born in ______.
Identify the term which defines the given below statement and give the correct answer.
"The stupa originated as a sample semi-circular mound of earth"
What was the balcony like structure in a stupa called?
Which of the following places are associated with the life of the Buddha?
(i) Lumbini
(ii) Kapilvastu
(iii) Bodh Gaya
(iv) Sarnath
Stupas were built for which of the following reason/s?
The most important stupas existed at:
(i) Bharhut
(ii) Sanchi
(iii) Sarnath
Who told Ananda that the honour of his worldly remains was not important?
Which of the following is true about Sarnath?
Look at the figure given below and identify the structural feature marked as 'X of the Sanchi stupa from the following options:
Which one of the following statement is correct?
- On the given political outline map of India, locate and label the following with appropriate symbols:
- Sanchi - A Stupa
- Dholavira - A matured Harappan Site
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- Shahjahanabad (Delhi) - Territory under the control of Mughals.
- Golconda - An empire of 14th to 18th century.
- On the same outline map, two places related with the centres of the Revolt of 1857 have been marked as 'A' and 'B'. Identify them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them.
- Calcutta
- Banaras
Ashoka erected a pillar at ______ to mark that he had visited that place.
