“I, the reverend Buddhist teacher Dharmasekhara, dedicated this statue of the bodhisattva Amoghapasa* on the orders of His Majesty King Adityawarman, for the benefit and salvation and happiness of all creatures.Hail to the King—experienced in the arts of war, well versed in the sciences, he is an ocean of all virtues practiced by the followers of the Buddha! He is free from all physical desire. Hail to the King—he who supports the entire world. He has collected jewels by the millions, taken them from the hands of his enemies among the other rulers of this world. He who is like God among kings, crowned, protected by heavenly beings, King of kings! He orders what should be known to all!”Sanskrit inscription on a statue of a bodhisattva produced in the Malayapura kingdom, Sumatra, Indonesia, circa 1350 c.e.*a major figure worshipped in Mahayana BuddhismQuestionWhich of the following best describes a claim made in the first paragraph of the inscription?ResponsesKing Adityawarman was a bodhisattva.King Adityawarman was a bodhisattva.King Adityawarman was a Buddhist teacher.King Adityawarman was a Buddhist teacher.Statues of Buddhist divine figures could spiritually benefit everyone.Statues of Buddhist divine figures could spiritually benefit everyone.Statues of Buddhist teachers were revered by rulers and common people.

"All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage."—The Dhammapada, a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form Which of the following developments can be linked to the sentiments expressed in the excerpt?A The construction of the Great Wall of ChinaB The rise of the Gupta Empire and the Golden Age of IndiaC The establishment of Buddhist monasteries and the spread of Buddhist teachings along the Silk RoadD The conquests of Alexander the Great and the spread of Hellenistic culture

6. Look closely at the faces of EACH figure in this sculpture. What do they say to you?  How are their expressions representative of past ideals and how is this important to understand when considering the livelihood of this sculpture?

Identify the picture from the given optionsOptions.a. Terracotta figure of a Sathavahana rulerb. Ashoka fighting Kalinga war.c. Terracota figure depicting a scene from Mahabaratha (West Bengal)d. A sculpture depicting Krishna advising Arjuna.

According to the ultimate discovery of Bhrigu, _____ is Brahmana.Annamb.Vijñānamc.Manasd.Ānandam

According to the ultimate discovery of Bhrigu, _____ is Brahmana.Ānandamb.Vijñānamc.Manasd.Annam