Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. The stupas contained relics regarded as sacred. b. According to a Buddhist text known as the Ashokavadana, Asoka ordered the construction of stupas in every important town. c. 200 years after the time of the Buddha, Asoka erected a pillar at Lumbini.

  1. a, b and c

  2. a and c

  3. b and c

  4. a and b

  5. only b
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A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as all the statements are correct. The stupas contained relics regarded as sacred. According to a Buddhist text known as the Ashokavadana, Asoka ordered the construction of stupas in every important town. 200 years after the time of the Buddha, Asoka erected a pillar at Lumbini.

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