Consider the following information: School Canonical Base Philosophical Concept 1. Sthaviravada Vibhajjavada Compiled the Pali Canon forming the basis of modern Theravada 2. Sarvastivada Abhidharma Tradition Sarvam Asti doctrine stating phenomena exist in latent past, present, and future forms 3. Sautrantika Abhidharma Texts Rejected the Vinaya rules while accepting Abhidharma treatises as absolute scripture 4. Vaibhasika Vibhasha Commentaries Authoritative texts include Abhidharmakosa authored by Vasubandhu In which of the above rows is the given information correctly matched? |ForumIAS

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 1, 2 and 4 only

[C] 1, 2 and 3 only

[D] 1, 3 and 4 only

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation:

Row 1 is correctly matched: Sthaviravada gave rise to the Vibhajjavada (School of Analysis), which compiled the Pali Canon (Tripitaka) and laid the foundation for Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhism.
Row 2 is correctly matched: Sarvastivada held the doctrine of Sarvam Asti (“all exists”), asserting that dharmas (constituents of reality) exist continuously across past, present, and future time states.
Row 3 is incorrectly matched: The Sautrantika sub-school relied directly on the Sutras (Sutta Pitaka) and rejected the independent canonical authority of the Abhidharma texts (unlike the Vaibhasika school), while retaining the standard monastic code (Vinaya).
Row 4 is correctly matched: The Vaibhasikas relied on the Great Commentary (Mahavibhasha) on Abhidharma; Vasubandhu’s classic Abhidharmakosa is a central summary work of Sarvastivadin/Vaibhasika philosophy.