Question

Largest Stupa in the world is situated in which country?
A) India
B) China
C) Indonesia
D) Thailand

Answer 1

Hint: A stupa is a mound-like or hemispheric building that is used as a place for meditation and contains relics (the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns). Because the oldest stupas in Buddhism held fragments of the Buddha's ashes, the stupa became connected with the Buddha's body.

Complete answer:
The stupa at Borobudur is the world's largest stupa. It was constructed between the eighth and ninth centuries C.E. Let us look at the given options.
A) The Kesariya Stupa in Bihar is India's largest stupa. However, it is not the world's largest stupa.
Thus, option A is incorrect.
B) Stupas arrived in China with the arrival of Buddhism, and over the course of a thousand years, they have become an important aspect of the country's Buddhist art. The stupa at Borobudur is not in China. Thus, option B is incorrect.
C) Borobudur is a 7th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, not far from the village of Muntilan. It is the world's largest Buddhist temple. The temple is made up of nine stacked platforms, six square and three round, with a central dome atop them. Thus, option C is the correct answer.
D)This is an incorrect answer since Thailand does not have the world's largest stupa. Thailand won the honour of having the most diverse stupa styles.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note: Borobudur is Indonesia's most popular tourist destination.Borobudur is also a famous pilgrimage site, with Buddhists in Indonesia commemorating Vesak Day there. In 1991, it was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.