History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET November 2017 History
The archaeological evidence suggests that the Sakyas had built a stupa over the bodily remains of Gautama Buddha at:
ALumbini
BNigliva
CPiprahwa ✓ Correct
DSahet-Mahet
Correct answer: (C) Piprahwa — The Sakyas built the stupa at Piprahwa, so the answer is Piprahwa.
Explanation
★The Sakyas built the stupa at Piprahwa, so the answer is Piprahwa.
★Piprahwa is a well known archaeological site.
★There a relic casket was found with an inscription.
★It is taken to refer to the relics of the Buddha kept by the Sakyas.
★So the evidence points to a Sakya stupa at this place.
★Thus the answer is Piprahwa.
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