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Where did Anagha board the train for her school trip?
Where did Anagha board the train for her school trip?
Pune
What advice did Anagha's mother give to the teacher before the trip?
What advice did Anagha's mother give to the teacher before the trip?
To tell the children about the Buddha and take them to see Sarnath.
What was the Buddha's original name?
What was the Buddha's original name?
Siddhartha
Where did the Buddha attain enlightenment?
Where did the Buddha attain enlightenment?
What did the Buddha become known as after attaining enlightenment?
What did the Buddha become known as after attaining enlightenment?
What are the names of the Chinese Buddhist pilgrims mentioned in the text?
What are the names of the Chinese Buddhist pilgrims mentioned in the text?
Where did the Buddha teach for the first time after attaining enlightenment?
Where did the Buddha teach for the first time after attaining enlightenment?
Where did Xuan Zang and other pilgrims spend time studying?
Where did Xuan Zang and other pilgrims spend time studying?
Describe the teachings and environment at Nalanda as mentioned by Xuan Zang.
Describe the teachings and environment at Nalanda as mentioned by Xuan Zang.
What type of challenges did the Chinese Buddhist pilgrims encounter during their travels?
What type of challenges did the Chinese Buddhist pilgrims encounter during their travels?
What was the significance of the books carried back by the Chinese pilgrims?
What was the significance of the books carried back by the Chinese pilgrims?
How did the gatekeeper at Nalanda determine the entry of new entrants?
How did the gatekeeper at Nalanda determine the entry of new entrants?
How did the beggar convince the sages to share their food with him?
How did the beggar convince the sages to share their food with him?
Who was named after his mother, the slave woman Jabali?
Who was named after his mother, the slave woman Jabali?
Which famous thinker later developed many ideas of the Upanishads?
Which famous thinker later developed many ideas of the Upanishads?
Who prepared a grammar for Sanskrit during this time period?
Who prepared a grammar for Sanskrit during this time period?
Name some women thinkers mentioned in the text.
Name some women thinkers mentioned in the text.
Who accepted Satyakama Jabala as a student?
Who accepted Satyakama Jabala as a student?
What task did the Buddha give to Kisagotami to bring her child back to life?
What task did the Buddha give to Kisagotami to bring her child back to life?
What did Kisagotami discover as she went from door to door looking for the mustard seeds?
What did Kisagotami discover as she went from door to door looking for the mustard seeds?
How many schools of Indian philosophy are commonly represented in intellectual exploration?
How many schools of Indian philosophy are commonly represented in intellectual exploration?
Who is the sage associated with the Vaishesika system of philosophy?
Who is the sage associated with the Vaishesika system of philosophy?
Which British indologist observed that the six systems of philosophy in India share an underlying harmony?
Which British indologist observed that the six systems of philosophy in India share an underlying harmony?
What was the overarching lesson the Buddha was trying to teach Kisagotami through the mustard seed task?
What was the overarching lesson the Buddha was trying to teach Kisagotami through the mustard seed task?
What are the four ashramas recognized in ancient Indian society?
What are the four ashramas recognized in ancient Indian society?
Describe the progression of life stages within the ashramas system.
Describe the progression of life stages within the ashramas system.
How was the life in ashramas different from life in the Sangha?
How was the life in ashramas different from life in the Sangha?
What was the significance of Bodhisattvas in Buddhism?
What was the significance of Bodhisattvas in Buddhism?
Where did Buddhism spread geographically after its origination in India?
Where did Buddhism spread geographically after its origination in India?
What is the significance of pilgrims in religious practice?
What is the significance of pilgrims in religious practice?
