Sanghabhuti - Buddhist Monk
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
Prajnaparamita Sutra
Visuddhimagga
Sarvastivada Vinaya
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.
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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