Question

Sraddha visited the Buddhist Gupta temple with her parents. She was told that it was different from the Hindu temples and she enquired about it as to what was the difference. Her parents replied that _________ .

• A. it does not have a Shikhara
• B. it has a Shikhara
• C. it is bigger than Hindu temples.
• D. it is smaller than Hindu temples.

Answer 1

The correct option is A it does not have a Shikhara

The Gupta temple in Sanchi is one of the oldest Buddhist stone temple. It is different from Hindu temples as it has a flat top with no shikhara which are towers on top of the Hindu temples.