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Q. Sanghabhuti, an Indian Buddhist monk, who travelled to China at the end of the fourth century AD, was the author of a commentary on:

[A] Prajnaparamita Sutra

[B] Visuddhimagga

[C] Sarvastivada Vinaya

[D] Lalitavistara

Answer: C

Notes:

Exp) option c is the correct answer

Many Indian monks who travelled to China during these centuries belonged to Kashmir (Dutt [1962], 1988: 294–310). They included Sanghabhuti, author of a commentary on the Sarvastivada Vinaya, who was in China in 381–84 CE.

Source:

A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: by upender singh, page 834

Q. Sanghabhuti, an Indian Buddhist monk, who travelled to China at the end of the fourth century AD, was the author of a commentary on:

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