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UPSC 2024 · Q54 · Art & Culture › Philosophy & Religion · Save
With reference to ancient India, Gautama Buddha was generally known by which of the following epithets ?
- Nayaputta
- Shakyamuni
- Tathagata
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None of the above are epithets of Gautama Buddha
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Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only
UPSC 2024 · Q58 · Art & Culture › Philosophy & Religion · Save
Consider the following statements :
- There are no parables in Upanishads.
- Upanishads were composed earlier than the Puranas.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (b) 2 only
UPSC 2024 · Q64 · Art & Culture › Philosophy & Religion · Save
Sanghabhuti, an Indian Buddhist monk, who travelled to China at the end of the fourth century AD, was the author of a commentary on :
(a) Prajnaparamita Sutra
(b) Visuddhimagga
(c) Sarvastivada Vinaya
(d) Lalitavistara
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Answer: (c) Sarvastivada Vinaya