What Country is Dhamekh Stupa Located in?
This structure is called the Dhamekh Stupa and was built in 500 CE. There are with several other structures around it. It was built to commemorate the Buddha’s activities in this location. Stupas originated as circular mounds encircled by large stones. King Ashoka built stupas to enshrine small pieces of calcinated bone and other relics of the Buddha and his disciples.
Stupa – Sarnath (Buddhist historical and religious site). Photo by snikrap, SA-SS-BY-2.0
The Dhamek Stupa is said to mark the spot of a deer park (Rishipattana) where the Buddha gave the first sermon to his five disciples after attaining enlightenment, “revealing his Eightfold Path leading to nirvana”.
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You have reached 0 of 0 points, (0) Thanks for taking this quiz about the Dhamekh Stupa. What country or island is this structure located in? It is located in Sarnath in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. This is a Buddist monument. Who is the Dhamekh Stupa built to commemorate? According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha lived and taught in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE. He is recognized by Buddhists as an awakened or enlightened teacher who shared his insights to help sentient beings end their suffering through the elimination of ignorance and craving by way of understanding and the seeing of dependent origination, with the ultimate goal of attainment of the sublime state of nirvana. According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha lived and taught in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE. He is recognized by Buddhists as an awakened or enlightened teacher who shared his insights to help sentient beings end their suffering through the elimination of ignorance and craving by way of understanding and the seeing of dependent origination, with the ultimate goal of attainment of the sublime state of nirvana.
Quiz #11Dhamekh Stupa
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This Travel Quiz is about the Dhamekh Stupa. The level of this test is easy.
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The country is a large country.
The country is a democracy.
The structure was built in 500 CE.
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