Stupa question asked in UPSC pre 2023

With reference to ancient India,

consider the following statements:

 

1. The concept of Stupa is Buddhist in

origin.

2. Stupa was generally a repository of relics.

3. Stupa was a votive and commemorative

structure in Buddhist tradition.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

Analysis

 

Difficult question because of the format in which options are given.

 


Source Current affair





 


 

What is Stupa?

Stupa, Sanskrit for heap, is a mound-like (hemispherical)burial structure containing relics of Buddhist monks.

e.g. Sanchi Stupa built over Buddha relics. Hence

statement 2 is correct.

 

Origin of stupa

Concept of stupa does not have Buddhist

origin because it is mentioned in the Rigveda,

Atharvaveda etc. Hence statement 1 is not correct.

 

Rigveda refers to a Stupa raised by the King Varuna

above the forest in a place having no foundation .

 

The word ‘estuka’ is also used in the same sense in Rigveda.

 

Stupa vs Thupa

 

Pali word ‘thupa’ is quite similar to the term

‘Stupa’.

 

Thupa means a conical heap, a pile or a mound

or a conical or bell shaped shrine containing a relic.

 

Stupa was a votive and commemorative

structure in Buddhist tradition.

 

Solution - B 

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