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History GK · Q158

Jainism And Buddhism

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 158

Q158

The Buddhist monk who spread Buddhism in Tibet was

A.
Nagarjuna
B.
Ananda
C.
Asanga
D.
Padmasambhava
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Padmasambhava also known as Guru Rimpoche the Indian Buddhist monk spread the Buddhism in Tibet. He even helped in the construction of first Buddhist monastery in Tibet. In Tibetan Buddhism, he is a character of a genre of literature called terma, an emanation of Amitābha that is said to appear to tertöns in visionary encounters and a focus of guru yoga practice, particularly in the Rimé schools.