Consider the following statements:

Holy relics of Lord Buddha was divided into eight parts.

Holy relics were placed under the ‘AA’ category of Antiquities and Art Treasures.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question

Recently, Four Holy Relics of Lord Buddha have been taken to Mongolia for an 11-day exposition to coincide with Mongolian Buddha Purnima celebrations.
The four relics come from among 22 Buddha relics, currently kept at Delhi’s National Museum.
They are known as the ‘Kapilvastu Relics’ since they are from a site in Bihar believed to be the ancient city of Kapilvastu.
It will be displayed at the Batsagaan Temple in Gandan Monastery complex in Ulaanbaatar.
In 2015, the Holy Relics were placed under the ‘AA’ category of Antiquities and Art Treasures which should not be ordinarily taken out of the country for exhibition, considering their delicate nature.
His relics from the funeral pyre were collected and divided into eight shares to be distributed among the Ajathsatrus of Magadha, the Licchavis of Vaishali, the Sakyas of Kapilavastu, Mallas of Kushinagar, Bullies of Allakappa, the Mallas of Pava, the Koliyas of Ramagrama and a Brahmana of Vethadipa.

GKToday Admin · Accepted Answer

Both 1 & 2

Recently, Four Holy Relics of Lord Buddha have been taken to Mongolia for an 11-day exposition to coincide with Mongolian Buddha Purnima celebrations.
The four relics come from among 22 Buddha relics, currently kept at Delhi’s National Museum.
They are known as the ‘Kapilvastu Relics’ since they are from a site in Bihar believed to be the ancient city of Kapilvastu.
It will be displayed at the Batsagaan Temple in Gandan Monastery complex in Ulaanbaatar.
In 2015, the Holy Relics were placed under the ‘AA’ category of Antiquities and Art Treasures which should not be ordinarily taken out of the country for exhibition, considering their delicate nature.
His relics from the funeral pyre were collected and divided into eight shares to be distributed among the Ajathsatrus of Magadha, the Licchavis of Vaishali, the Sakyas of Kapilavastu, Mallas of Kushinagar, Bullies of Allakappa, the Mallas of Pava, the Koliyas of Ramagrama and a Brahmana of Vethadipa.

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