Civil Services Examination · प्रश्न 42
With reference to ancient India, consider the following statements: 1. The concept of Stupa is Buddhist in origin. 2. Stupa was generally a repository of relics. 3. Stupa was a votive and commemorative structure in Buddhist tradition. How many of the statements given above are correct?
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या
उत्तर: (B) Only two
व्याख्या
Stupas (burial mounds) are pre-Buddhist in origin, so statement 1 is wrong. They held relics and served as votive/commemorative structures.