{"id":2521,"date":"2025-05-03T03:43:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T22:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2521"},"modified":"2025-05-03T03:43:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T22:13:16","slug":"q-which-of-the-following-kingdoms-were-associated-with-the-life-of-the-buddha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-which-of-the-following-kingdoms-were-associated-with-the-life-of-the-buddha","title":{"rendered":"Q. Which of the following kingdoms were associated with the life of the Buddha?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Avanti<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gandhara<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kosala<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Magadha<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the correct answer using the codes given below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>1, 2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 3 and 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 and 4 only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(d) 3 and 4 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Buddha travelled\u202fthrough the towns and villages in the kingdoms of\u202f<strong>Kosala and Magadha teaching his philosophy.<\/strong>\u00a0Other regions where he wandered were\u202f<strong>Vaishali, Vajji, etc.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jetavana (Jeta garden)\u202f<\/strong>was perhaps the best known among the beautiful gardens provided to Buddha\u2019s entourage and it was close to Sravasti, the capital of the\u202fKosala kingdom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Perhaps the second-most important monastic resort of Buddha was the\u202f<strong>\u201cbamboo grove\u201d\u202fin\u202fRajgriha<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0the capital of Magadha<\/strong>, provided by king Bimbisara.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kosala:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Buddha was born in Lumbini, near Kapilavastu<\/strong>, which was part of the\u00a0<strong>Shakya republic within the Kosala kingdom.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His mother, Mahamaya, was a princess from the\u00a0<strong>Kosalan dynasty.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Buddha often preached at the capital city of\u00a0<strong>Shravasti (Savatthi) in Kosala,<\/strong>\u00a0where he spent the rainy seasons during the last 25 years of his life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Magadha:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Buddha died in Kusinara, which was part of the Malla republic within the Magadha kingdom.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Magadha\u2019s king Bimbisara was a follower of the Buddha.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rajgir, the early capital of Magadha, was also a place where the Buddha lived as an ascetic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gandhara:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>While\u00a0<strong>Gandhara became a significant center of Buddhism later,<\/strong>\u00a0it was not directly associated with the historical events of the Buddha\u2019s life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During the\u00a0<strong>rule of Asoka<\/strong>\u00a0Gandhara was influenced by Buddhist culture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Avanti:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Avanti was not directly related to the life of Buddha<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mahajanapadas_c._500_BCE.png\" alt=\"Mahajanapadas c. 500 BCE\" class=\"wp-image-51706\" style=\"width:808px;height:auto\" title=\"UPSC Prelims Research: Ancient History &amp; Art and Culture 2015 1\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Places-Associated-with-Buddhas-Life-and-Buddhism.png\" alt=\"Places Associated with Buddha\u2019s Life and Buddhism\" class=\"wp-image-51711\" style=\"width:700px;height:auto\" title=\"UPSC Prelims Research: Ancient History &amp; Art and Culture 2015 2\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Select the correct answer using the codes given below. 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