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UGC NET June 2015 History
The gift of the Jetavana Mahavihara has been represented on a pillar at an early Buddhist centre of the south:
AAmaravati
BNagarjunakonda ✓ Correct
CSannati
DSatanikota
Correct answer: (B) Nagarjunakonda — The gift of the Jetavana Mahavihara is shown at Nagarjunakonda, so the answer is Nagarjunakonda.
Explanation
★The gift of the Jetavana Mahavihara is shown at Nagarjunakonda, so the answer is Nagarjunakonda.
★Nagarjunakonda was a rich Buddhist centre in Andhra Pradesh.
★A pillar there depicts the famous gift of the Jetavana monastery.
★The Ikshvaku king Virapurushadatta built the stupa at the site.
★The Ikshvakus were great patrons of Buddhism in the south.
★The site is named after the Buddhist teacher Nagarjuna.
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