Question

    Where did the 'Mahaparinirvana' of Mahatma Buddha take

    place?
    A In Lumbini Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B In Kushinagar Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C In Bodh Gaya Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D In Kapilvastu Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    While propagating Buddhism, Mahatma Buddha reached Pava, the capital of the Mallas, where he stayed in the Amravatika of a blacksmith named Chund. She gave Sukaramaddava to the Buddha to eat, which caused him to suffer from blood diarrhoea. Even after this agony, he reached Kushinara (the capital of the Malla Republic). Here in 483 BC. He left his body at the age of 80. In Buddhist texts, it is called 'Mahaparinirvana'.

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