Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan dynasty, a fervent follower of Buddhism, undertook pilgrimages to important Buddhist sites. Around 249 BCE, he visited Lumbini and erected a pillar known as the Rummindei Pillar. The inscription on this pillar explicitly states that "Hida Budhe jate Sakyamuniti" (Here was born the Buddha, the sage of the Sakyas), confirming Lumbini as the birthplace of Gautama Buddha.
The inscri ption of which one of the following kings gives the information that Sakyamuni Buddha was born at Lumbini ?
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2011 · Topic: Maurya Empire (Ashokan Edicts: Types, Content, and Significance)
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