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❓ 49. Which of the sixteen Mahajanapadas was located south of the Vindhyas and is often identified with the Godavari region?
❓ 50. How many Mahajanapadas are mentioned in the Anguttara Nikaya?
❓ 51. Consider the following pairs: 1. First Buddhist Council — Rajagriha 2. Second Buddhist Council — Vaishali 3. Third Buddhist Council in Theravada tradition — Pataliputra 4. Kushan-associated Fourth Buddhist Council — Kashmir. How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
❓ 52. Consider the following statements about Buddhism: 1. It emphasizes the Four Noble Truths. 2. It accepts a permanent, unchanging Atman as its central doctrine. 3. It teaches the Noble Eightfold Path. Which of the statements given above are correct?
❓ 53. Which Chinese pilgrim studied at Nalanda and wrote extensively about India during the reign of Harshavardhana?
❓ 54. Which ancient university became one of the most celebrated centres of Buddhist learning in India?
❓ 55. According to Theravada chronicles, who played a major role in the transmission of Buddhism to Sri Lanka during Ashoka's reign?
❓ 56. In Buddhist architecture, a Vihara was primarily used as:
❓ 57. A Buddhist Chaitya was primarily a:
❓ 58. The Great Stupa at Sanchi received major enlargement and embellishment under which post-Mauryan dynasty?
❓ 59. Which architectural structure was primarily developed as a Buddhist reliquary monument?
❓ 60. The Dharma Chakra in Buddhist symbolism is most directly associated with:
❓ 61. In early Buddhist art, the Bodhi Tree was commonly used as a symbol of:
❓ 62. Which material is especially associated with many sculptures of the Mathura school?
❓ 63. Which school of Buddhist art is especially known for Buddha images showing strong Hellenistic artistic influence?
❓ 64. Which Bodhisattva is especially associated with wisdom in Mahayana Buddhist iconography?
❓ 65. Which Bodhisattva is traditionally regarded as the future Buddha?
❓ 66. Which Bodhisattva is particularly associated with compassion in Mahayana Buddhism?
❓ 67. Which ideal became especially prominent in Mahayana Buddhism?
❓ 68. The concept of Shunyata received its most influential systematic exposition in the works of:
❓ 69. Nagarjuna is most closely associated with which Buddhist philosophical school?
❓ 70. Who wrote the famous Sanskrit Buddhist work Buddhacharita?
❓ 71. Which Buddhist text records a dialogue between King Milinda and the monk Nagasena?
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