Mauryan Epigraphy
UPSC Archival Analysis
Exam Year
2011
Evidence Source
LinkID: HIS_ANC_2011_63 Ref: Romila Thapar, Ashoka and the Decline of the Mauryas
The inscription of which one of the following kings gives the information that Sakyamuni Buddha was born in Lumbini?
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Correct Option: A
The Rummindei Pillar Inscription of King Ashoka provides the definitive historical evidence that Gautama Buddha was born in Lumbini.