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Q64·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2024

Sanghabhuti - Buddhist Monk

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Question

Sanghabhuti, an Indian Buddhist monk, who travelled to China at the end of the fourth century AD, was the author of a commentary on:

Options

a

Prajnaparamita Sutra

b

Visuddhimagga

c

Sarvastivada Vinaya

Answer
d

Lalitavistara

Explanation

Sanghabhuti was a Kashmiri Buddhist monk who traveled to China and played a crucial role in translating Buddhist texts. He is credited with translating and writing a commentary on the Sarvastivada Vinaya, which detailed the monastic disciplinary codes for that specific Buddhist school.

Monks traveling from Kashmir to Central Asia and China heavily propagated the Sarvastivada school's texts, particularly its Vinaya (monastic rules).

Answer: (c).

Question details

Year

2024

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q64

Subject

History

Sub-topic

Ancient: Religion & Philosophy

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Hard

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT History Cl.12 Ch.4 / Sarvastivada Chinese Translations

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