In which of the following sites in Jajpur
district, Odisha there was a Buddhist
‘Mahavihara' in the past ?
Answers
Answer:
Ratnagiri was a site of a Mahavihara (Buddhist monastery).
It is located in the Brahmani and Birupa river valley in in the Jaipur district of Odhisha.
After excavation, the archaelogists discovered many Buddhist remains, including a massive stupa (Maha Stupa), monasteries, temples and Buddhist antiquities, which dated between the 5-13th centuries AD.
It is called the “Hill of Jewels’.
Answer:
Jajpur district
Explanation:
Pushpagiri was an ancient buddhist Mahavira located on the Langudi hills in the Jajpur district of Odisha, India. Pushpagiri was mentioned in the writtings of the Chinese traveller, and some other ancient sources.
An archaeological excavations conducted in the Langudi hills during 1996-2006 resulted in the discovery of another site, with inscriptions describing puṣpa sabhar giriya as the local monastery and was later identified by the excavators as Pushpagiri.The visit of the Chinese and other ancients indicates that Pushpagiri was an important Buddhist site in ancient India.