2016 · Q105
Consider the following statements about votive inscriptions in the second century BC:
- 1They record gifts made to religious institutions
- 2They tell us about the idea of transference of the meritorious results of the action of one person to another person Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: second-century BC votive (donative) inscriptions, such as those at Sanchi and Bharhut, record gifts - pillars, railings, sculptures - made to Buddhist religious institutions by donors. Statement 2 is correct: these inscriptions commonly dedicate the religious merit of the gift to parents, relatives or all beings, evidencing the idea of transference of merit. Both statements are correct, option (C).