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Class 6 History
Traders Kings And Piligrims
Quiz 1
Outside India, Buddhism was first accepted in ____.
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China
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Japan
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Sri Lanka
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Tibet
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Buddhism was accepted in many countries. Emperor Ashoka was a devotee of Buddhism. He started his mission to spread this religion. Later Kanishka also contributes to the spread of Buddhism. Ashoka called the third Buddhist council at Patliputra. The council decided to send missionaries to other countries. Ashoka sent missionaries not only to the different parts of India but also to the foreign lands like Greece, Syria, Central Asia and Sri Lanka.
The Mission to Sri Lanka was led by Ashoka's son Mahendra and his daughter Sanghamitra. These missions spread the teachings of the Buddha beyond the borders of India.
This religion became popular as it was a simple religion and preached in the simple language of the people. This religion rejected many of the evils of Hindu religion and society.
The fourth Buddhist council was held under the leadership of Kanishka at ______.
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Kashmir
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Mathura
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Gandhara
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Purushapura
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The fourth Buddhist Council was held under the patronage of Kanishka in Kashmir in 72 AD. It was conducted to systematize the Sarvastivadin Abhidharma texts, which were translated from earlier Prakrit vernacular languages into the classical language of Sanskrit. This council distinctly divided the Buddhism into 2 sects Mahayana and Hinayana.
Kanishka was the follower of _____.
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Hinduism
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Jainism
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Hinayanism
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Mahayanism
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Kanishka was the most powerful ruler of the Kushan Empire. His conquests and patronage of Buddhism played an important role in the development of the Silk Road, and the transmission of Mahayana Buddhism from Gandhara across the Karakoram range to China. He was a patron of Buddhism and he called the 4th Buddhist council in the Kundalvana of Kashmir in 78 AD. His greatest contribution to Buddhist architecture was the Kanishka stupa at Peshawar, Pakistan.
The proceedings of the Third Buddhist Council led to the issue of which edict?
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Sanchi
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Sarnath
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Bhabra
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Kalinga
The first Buddhist Council was held at ___.
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Lumbini
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Kapilavastu
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Rajagriha
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Avanti
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The Buddhism religion was a reform movement against Hindu religion and society. Different rulers gave patronage to this religion and held councils for the spread of this religion. Till now sixth councils have been held. In ancient India, four councils were held.
The First Council was held by the king Ajatshatru with the monk Mahaksyapa Upali in Rajagriha.
The Second Council
was held by the king Kalashoka with Sabakami in Vaishali.
The Third Council was held by Ashoka with monk Moggaliputta Tissa in Pataliputra
The Fourth Council was held by king Kanishka with the monks Ashvaghosha and Vasumitra at Kundalavana in Kashmir
Other two councils were held in Burma.
The fourth and the last Buddhist Council was convened by ______.
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Ashoka
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Menander
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Kanishka
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Kalashoka
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4th Buddhist Council took place in
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Century at Kundalavan (Kashmir),
Presided by Vasumitra and Ashwaghosha. The royal Patron was the Kanishka of Kushan Dynasty.
At the fourth council, the Buddhism got divided into two sects: Hinayana and Mahayana.
During the reign of Kanishka, Buddhism for the first time went to China and from China it went to _______.
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Burma and Tibet
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Thailand and Cambodia
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Korea and Japan
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Indonesia and Vietnam
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Buddhism originated in Ancient India, spread throughout the Maurya empire and into neighbouring lands such as Central Asia and to the island of Sri Lanka south of India, which ultimately lead to the spread of Buddhism into China, Korea, and Japan.
Who was the great exponent of Mahayana Buddhism?
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Ashvaghosa
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Vasubandhu
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Nagarjuna
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Nagasena
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After the death of Buddha, Buddhism was divided into two sects - Hinayana & Mahayana. Mahayana sect of Buddhism believes in heavenliness of Buddha and Idol worship. Nagarjuna, a Buddhist Philosopher articulated the doctrine of Shunayata and regarded as the founder of Madhyamika, an important tradition of Mahayana Buddhist Philosophy.
The first image of the Buddha-was carved out during the reign of _____.
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Ashoka
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Pusyamitra Shunga
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Kanishka I
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Menander
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The first image of the Buddha-was carved out during the reign of famous Kushan king Kanishka I. Durng the reign of Kanishka, Gandhara School of art and Mathura School of Art developed proficiently. Gandhara School of Art is known for the first sculptural representations of the Gautam Buddha in human form.
The fourth Buddhist Council was held at _______.
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Pataliputra
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Vaishali
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Kundalavana
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Bodh Gaya
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The fourth Buddhist Council was held at Kundalavana (Kashmir) in 72 AD. This led to the division of Buddhists into Hinayana and Mahayana.
Who had converted Kanishka to Buddhism?
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Parsva
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Nagarjuna
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Asvaghosha
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Vasumitra
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Ashvaghosha was a philosopher and poet who is considered India’s greatest poet before Kalidasa (5th century) and the father of Sanskrit drama. He popularized the style of Sanskrit poetry known as kavya and eventually promoted to the position of the spiritual counselor in Kanishka’s court at Peshawar,
had converted him to Buddhism.
Who was the founder of Sri Vaishnavism?
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Nathamuni
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Uyyakondar
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Yamunacharya
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Ramanuja
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Ramanuja was the Vaishnav saint of 12th century. He preached the Vishishtadvaita philosophy. Ramanuja gave stress on social equality. He denied caste based restriction on entering temples. His disciples Ramananda took his message to the northern parts of India.
To whom is the introduction of Buddhism into China traditionally attributed?
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Nagarjuna
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Samprati
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Vasubandhu
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Kashyapa Matanga
The fourth Buddhist council had compiled an encyclopedia of Buddhist philosophy, called _________.
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Sutralankara
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Madhyamika Sutra
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Jatakas
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Mahavibhasha Sastra
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The great Kushan ruler Kanishka called fourth Buddhist council to settle disputes among different sects of Buddhism. This council was presided by Vasumitra and Ashvaghosha. This Council began writing commentaries on Buddhist text. These commentaries came to be known as Mahavibhashas.
The decision taken at the council were written on copper plates which were placed in a stone chest and preserved in a stupa built only for this purpose.
The greatest Kushana ruler whose contribution to Buddhism was even greater than that of Ashoka was _____.
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Kadphises
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Kanishka I
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Vaishka
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Huvishka
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Kanishka was the most powerful ruler of the Kushan Empire. His conquests and patronage of Buddhism played an important role in the development of the Silk Road, and the transmission of Mahayana Buddhism from Gandhara across the Karakoram range to China. He was a patron of Buddhism and he called the 4th Buddhist council in the Kundalvana of Kashmir in 78 AD. His greatest contribution to Buddhist architecture was the Kanishka stupa at Peshawar, Pakistan.
The two colossal images of the Buddha at Bamiyan are an instance of the ________ art.
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Early Mathura
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Maurya
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Gupta
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Gandhara
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The 6th-century rock-cut Buddha sculpture in the Bamiyan valley of Afghanistan was considered the largest in the world known collectively as the Bamiyan Buddhas. These images were built in 507 CE and 554 CE under the rule of Vainyagupta and later Gupta rulers respectively.
Who, among the following rulers, organised the Second Buddhist Assembly?
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Ajatashatru
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Kalasoka
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Ashoka
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Ananda
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The second council was held to settle the dispute on Vinaya Pitaka, the code of discipline. This council was held by king Kalashok under the presidency of the monk Sabakami in Vaishali.
The famous Indo-Greek king to embrace Buddhism was _____.
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Alexander
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Strato I
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Menander
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Democritus
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Menander, a famous Indo-Greek king was a patron of Buddhism and the subject of an important Buddhist work 'Milind-Panha'. Meander was converted into Buddhism by a Buddhist monk Nagasena after a wise discussion. The wheel engraved on his coins is connected with Buddhism. He also erected Stupas and indicated his devotion to Buddhism.
The language which contributed to the spread of Buddhism was ______.
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Sanskrit
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Pali
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Tamil
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Greek
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Pali which was the language of the common man of that time played an important role in the spread of Buddhism. As Buddha wanted that teachings of Buddhism should be in reach of each and every one so he used Pali language for that. It was easy for people to understand these teachings in the Pali language and made it popular in India and other countries.
Buddhism was first propagated outside to India in _________.
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China
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Cambodia
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Thailand
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Ceylon
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Various rulers from different dynasty gave royal patronage to Buddhism. Due to royal patronage and its simplicity, this religion became popular in different countries. King Ashoka and King Kanishka send different missionaries to different countries like Sri Lanka, Greece, Syria, and Central Asia. Sri Lanka earlier known as Ceylon was the first country outside to India where Buddhism was propagated and adopted.
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