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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2018 — General Studies · Question 28 of 200

Q28
History of India
Who was the writer of 'Buddha Charita'?
  1. a.Buddhaghosha
  2. b.Ashvaghosha
  3. c.Nagarjuna
  4. d.Panini

Answer: (B) Ashvaghosha

Buddhacharita, a Sanskrit epic poem (mahakavya) on the life of the Buddha, was written by Ashvaghosha, the court poet of the Kushana king Kanishka; he also wrote Saundarananda and Sariputra-prakarana. Buddhaghosha wrote the Visuddhimagga in Pali (5th century), Nagarjuna founded the Madhyamika (Shunyavada) school of Mahayana Buddhism, and Panini wrote the Sanskrit grammar Ashtadhyayi.

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