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History GK · Q26

Jainism And Buddhism

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 26

Q26

The greatest Buddhist commentator of the Buddhist canonical literature has been

A.
Nagarjuna
B.
Ashvaghosha
Answer
C.
Vasumitra
D.
Buddhaghosha

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Asvaghoṣa or Ashvaghosha was a Buddhist philosopher, dramatist, poet and orator from India. He was born in Saketa in northern India. He is believed to have been the first Sanskrit dramatist, and is considered the greatest Indian poet prior to Kalidasa.