alleryWhich king of Magadha gifted a bamboo grove park to the sangha?
AAjatashatru
BBimbisara
CUdayin
DPasenadi
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Bimbisara
1. The Pali texts say the Buddha went to Rajagaha, capital of Magadha.
2. There he met King Bimbisara, who gifted a bamboo grove park to the sangha.
3. Ajatashatru later overthrew Bimbisara, and Pasenadi ruled Kosala, not Magadha.
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