Question
Emperor Ashoka commissioned the Sarnath pillar capital to
commemorate which significant Buddhist event?Solution
The Lion Capital at Sarnath was erected by Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE to commemorate the Dharmachakra Pravartana, which marks Buddha's first sermon after attaining enlightenment. The other options represent different Buddhist events: Mahabhinishkramana refers to Buddha's renunciation of worldly life, while Parinirvana denotes the state of liberation from rebirth that Buddha entered upon death.
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