Festivals practice question for SSC. Select an option to check your answer, read the explanation and continue practicing.
'Saga Dawa' is one of the biggest Buddhist festivals. In which state is it celebrated?
Correct Answerसही उत्तर
C. SikkimC. सिक्किम
Explanationव्याख्या
The correct answer is Sikkim.
According to the source, Saga Dawa is called the 'month of merits' for Tibetan Buddhists.
The book explains that 'Dawa' means 'month' in Tibetan, while 'Saga' is the name of a star prominent in the sky during the fourth lunar month of the Tibetan calendar, when Saga Dawa is observed.
The source states that Saga Dawa usually begins in May and ends in June.
It celebrates the birth, parinirvana or death, and enlightenment of Buddha.
The book further states a traditional belief that positive and negative actions are multiplied during this period.
For Tibetan Buddhists, the month is therefore considered highly auspicious for meritorious actions, including pilgrimages to sacred places.
The source identifies holy Mount Kailash as the most auspicious pilgrimage place in this context.
This makes Q561 significantly richer than the preceding Saga Dawa question.
The complete source-based revision chain is: Saga Dawa — Sikkim — major Buddhist festival — Tibetan Buddhists — Month of Merits — Dawa = Month — Saga = name of a star — fourth lunar month of Tibetan calendar — usually May to June — Buddha's birth, enlightenment and parinirvana — auspicious time for meritorious actions and pilgrimages — Mount Kailash.
The options Odisha, Kerala and Jharkhand are not identified by the source.
Since the book explicitly gives Sikkim, option (c) is correct.
सही उत्तर सिक्किम है। स्रोत के अनुसार Saga Dawa को Tibetan Buddhists के लिए 'Month of Merits' कहा जाता है। पुस्तक बताती है कि Tibetan भाषा में 'Dawa' का अर्थ Month है, जबकि 'Saga' उस star का नाम है जो Tibetan calendar के fourth lunar month के दौरान sky में prominent होता है और इसी समय Saga Dawa observed किया जाता है। Source के अनुसार Saga Dawa सामान्यतः May में शुरू होता है और June में समाप्त होता है। यह Buddha के birth, enlightenment और parinirvana अर्थात death को commemorate करता है। पुस्तक एक traditional belief का भी उल्लेख करती है कि इस period में positive और negative actions multiplied माने जाते हैं। इसलिए Tibetan Buddhists के लिए Saga Dawa meritorious actions का बहुत auspicious time माना जाता है। Source pilgrimages to sacred places का उल्लेख करती है और इस context में holy Mount Kailash को सबसे auspicious place बताती है। इसलिए Q561 पिछले Saga Dawa question की तुलना में काफी अधिक detailed है। Complete revision chain रखें: Saga Dawa — Sikkim — Major Buddhist Festival — Tibetan Buddhists — Month of Merits — Dawa = Month — Saga = Star — Fourth Lunar Month — May to June — Buddha's Birth, Enlightenment and Parinirvana — Meritorious Actions — Pilgrimages — Mount Kailash। Odisha, Kerala और Jharkhand source के अनुसार सही नहीं हैं। इसलिए विकल्प (c), सिक्किम, सही उत्तर है।
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