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Which of the following statements are correct with reference to Mahayana Buddhism? 1. Kanishka was a great patron of Mahayana Buddhism. 2. The doctrine of Mahayana Buddhism was taught at ancient Nalanda university. 3. The teaching of Mahayana Buddhism preached by the book entitled ‘Mahavastu’. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Which of the following statements are correct with reference to Mahayana Buddhism? 1. Kanishka was a great patron of Mahayana Buddhism. 2. The doctrine of Mahayana Buddhism was taught at ancient Nalanda university. 3. The teaching of Mahayana Buddhism preached by the book entitled ‘Mahavastu’. Select the correct answer using the code given below. Correct Answer 1, 2 and 3

The correct answer is 1, 2 and 3.

Key Points

  • Kanishka became a great patron of Mahayana Buddhism.
    • He organised a council in Kashmir.
    • The council composed 300,000 words explaining three pitakas and collections of Buddhist literature.
    • Kanishka engraved these entries on a sheet of red copper, enclosed them in stone and raised a stupa over it.
    • He constructed many other stupas in the memory of Buddha.
    • Hence statement 1 is correct.
  • The monastic university is a complex of several monasteries.
    • Most of the information about Nalanda is based on ‘Hsuan Tsang’ records.
    • It is evident that the foundation of the monastery was laid by Kumaragupta I in the 5th century CE.
    • All the three Buddhist doctrines- Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana were taught here. Hence statement 2 is correct.
  • Some important books for this branch were Mahavastu and Divyananda.
    • Their one objective was to preach the teachings of Mahayana Buddhism to the people. Hence statement 3 is correct.

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