Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1.Agraharika refers to a Brahmana recipient or resident of a tax-free royal land grant issued for religious or educational purposes.
2.Dvadashanga refers to the twelvefold classification of Buddhist canonical teachings recognized exclusively in the Hinayana tradition.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: An Agraharika was the donee or administrator of an Agrahara-a tax-free land grant bestowed by royal patrons upon learned Brahmanas or religious institutions for learning and worship.
- Statement 2 is incorrect: Dvadashanga (the Twelve Angas) refers to the primary Jain canonical scriptures compiled at the Council of Pataliputra, not a Hinayana Buddhist classification. (In Buddhism, the textual division is known as the Navanga or Dvadasanga-buddhavacana across Mahayana contexts, but as a formal body of 12 main scriptures, it is central to Jainism).
