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Question

Who played an important role in distribution of Gautama Buddha's sarira-dhatu (relics) after his Mahaparinirvana?

The correct answer is

Drona

According to the Mahaparinibbana Sutta, the brahmin Dona (Drona) mediated the dispute and divided the relics into eight shares. The brahmin of Vethadipa was one of the eight recipients. Dona himself received the vessel used for the division, while the Moriyas of Pipphalivana later received the ashes.

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Important Questions from Buddhism

  1. In Indian philosophy; who was the Buddhist monk, who is commonly considered the founder of Chan Buddhism in China - later known as Zen in Japan?

  2. At which of the following places did Lord Buddha give his first sermon on the Four Noble Truths?

  3. Gautama Buddha was born in:

  4. In which one of the following years, Buddhism was declared as state religion for the first time in China-

  5. Which one of the Bodhisatvas is called the Bodhisatva of future-

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