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Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:vamsatthappakasini,Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa     Buddhism-Jainism-Question 6 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Buddhism and Jainism. ❓6. Which one of the following was the last Buddhist text produced in India A. Divya Vandana B. Dohakosa C. Vajrachedika D. Vamsatthappakasini Show Answer Vamsatthappakasini(or Mahavamsa-Tika ) Note: Vamsatthappakasini text gives us information about the origin of the Mauryas . It is among the last Buddhist text written in India. 🔑 Key Points Mahavamsa, Dipavamsa, Kulavamsaand,  Vamsatthappakasini are Buddhist Chronicles of Ceylon which are written in Pali . Mahavamsa mentions that Ashoka’schildren Mahendra and Sanghamitra introduced and propagated Buddhism in Sri Lanka . The earliest Buddhist sourc e to mention The Chandragupta Maurya-Chanakya legend is

Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:Tripatakas     Buddhism-Jainism-Question 5 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Buddhism and Jainism. ❓5.Identify the Buddhist literature from the following   A. Tripitakas   B. Angas   C.  Aranyakas   D. Upanishads Show Answer Tripitaka Note: A Tripataka, traditionally contains three 'baskets' of teachings : a Sutta Pitaka, a Vinaya Pitaka, and an Abhidhamma Pitaka . Tripataka is the three main categories of texts that make up the Buddhist canon. canon :-a collection or list of sacred books accepted as genuine. 🔑 Key Points The Tripitaka is the traditional term for the Buddhist scriptures. The version canonical to Theravada Buddhism is generally referred to in English as the Pali Canon. Mahayana Buddhism also holds the Tripitaka to be authoritative but, unlike Theravadins, it al

Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:Pali language     Buddhism-Jainism-Question 4 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Buddhism and Jainism. ❓4.The early Buddhist scriptures were composed in A.       Pictographical texts B.       Sanskrit texts C.       Pali texts D.       Prakrit texts Show Answer Pali texts Note: The Pali texts are the oldest collection of Buddhist scriptures preserved in the language, in which they were originally written. 🔑 Key Points ✔ Pali is a Middle Indo-Aryan liturgical language native to the Indian subcontinent which is closely related to Sanskrit , and one of the major languages of Buddhist scriptures and literature. ✔Pali language has been used for over 2000 years by Theravada Buddhists of India, Sri Lanka, and South East Asia , who traditionally believed it to be the very language spoken by the B

Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers-Pali   Previous year ssc questions     |   cgl previous year question   | multiple choice  |   previous year question papers  | competitive exam  | questions and answers  |     Pre-Historic Period-Question 16 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. 16.The language used to write source materials in ancient time was? A. Sanskrit B. Pali C. Kharosthi D. Brahmi Show Answer Pali Note: Pali is a middle Indo-Aryan language of the Indian sub-continent. 🔑 Key Points ✔Pali is a Middle Indo-Aryan liturgical language( sacred language ) native to the Indian subcontinent. It is the language of the Pali Canon or Tipiṭaka as well as the sacred language of Theravada Buddhism. In early time, it was written in Brahmi script. ✔ A sacred language , holy language or liturgical language is any language