The famous Buddhist scholar Ashvaghosha was a contemporary of which one of the following?

A Ashoka
B Bindusara
C Harsha
D Kanishka

Correct Answer: Kanishka

Kanishka I or Kanishka the Great, an emperor of the Kushan dynasty in the second century (c. 127–150 CE), is famous for his military, political, and spiritual achievements. Asvaghosa or Ashvaghosh 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.
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