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  1. Who was the author of Buddha Charita?








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    Buddha Charita (Acts of the Buddha) is an epic poem in the Sanskrit Mahakavya style on the life of Gautama Buddha by Asvaghosa, composed in the early second century CE.

    Correct Option: A

    Buddha Charita (Acts of the Buddha) is an epic poem in the Sanskrit Mahakavya style on the life of Gautama Buddha by Asvaghosa, composed in the early second century CE.

  1. Who amongst the following is known as the Light of Asia?








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    Gautam Buddha, who was prince Siddhartha of Kapilvastu in India/ Asia before his enlightenment, is called "The Light of Asia".

    Correct Option: B

    Gautam Buddha, who was prince Siddhartha of Kapilvastu in India/ Asia before his enlightenment, is called "The Light of Asia".

  1. The Tripitaka was written in








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    The Tripitaka is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pali language. It is the most complete extant early Buddhist cannon. It was composed in North India, and preserved orally until it was committed to writing during the Fourth Buddhist Council in Sri Lanka in 29 BCE, approximately four hundred and fifty four years after the death of Gautama Buddha.

    Correct Option: C

    The Tripitaka is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pali language. It is the most complete extant early Buddhist cannon. It was composed in North India, and preserved orally until it was committed to writing during the Fourth Buddhist Council in Sri Lanka in 29 BCE, approximately four hundred and fifty four years after the death of Gautama Buddha.

  1. The first meeting of Ghosal with Mahavir Sawami was held at








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    Nalanda

    Correct Option: D

    Nalanda

  1. The Jain Tirthankara Mahavira has been mentioned in the early Buddhist literature as








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    In the Buddhist Pali Canon,Mahavira is referred to as Nigantha Nataputta. Nigantha Nataputta refers to. A Nirgrantha refers to Jains. A person who has attained Kevalya can be a Nirgrantha.

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    In the Buddhist Pali Canon,Mahavira is referred to as Nigantha Nataputta. Nigantha Nataputta refers to. A Nirgrantha refers to Jains. A person who has attained Kevalya can be a Nirgrantha.