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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 79

According to a Chinese source, Meghavarman, the ruler of Sri Lanka, sent a mission to which Gupta king for permission to build a Buddhist monastery at Gaya?

  1. Chandragupta I
  2. Samudragupta
  3. Chandragupta II
  4. None of them
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Answer: (B) Samudragupta

Explanation

Wang Xuance's account records Meghavarna's embassy to Samudragupta for the Bodh Gaya monastery.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: not the king approached.

  • (B) Correct

    Correct: Meghavarna sought Samudragupta's permission for a monastery at Bodh Gaya.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: not the king approached.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: Samudragupta is correct.