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Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings Cultural Developments — History STD 12 Humanities — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 HumanitiesHistoryThinkers, Beliefs and Buildings Cultural Developments3 Marks
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Why are Buddhist Stupas said to be "stories in stone"? Explain.
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Buddhist Stupas said to be "stories in stone":
  1. Scene from the Vessantara JataKa.
  2. Presence through symbols.
  3. The empty seat was meant to indicate the meditation of the Buddha.
  4. The wheel stood for the first sermon of the Buddha, delivered at Sarnath.
  5. The shalabhanjika motif suggests that many people who turned to Buddhism enriched it with their own pre-Buddhist and even non-Buddhist beliefs, practices and ideas.
  6. Animals like elephants, horses, monkeys and cattle elephants were depicted to signify strength and wisdom.
  7. Maya, the mother of the Buddha, others identify her with a popular goddess, GajalaKshmi - literally, the goddess of good fortune.

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