Consider the following pairs: Buddhist Scholar Major Work 1. Buddhaghosa Authored the Visuddhimagga and the commentary Samantapasadika 2. Dignaga Recognized as the founder of Buddhist formal logic (Pramana) 3. Nagarjuna Propounded Shunyavada; referred to as the "Einstein of India" Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched? |ForumIAS

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 1 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: D

Notes:

Explanation:

Pair 1 is correctly matched: Buddhaghosa was a Theravada scholar who composed the treatise Visuddhimagga (Path of Purification) and the Samantapasadika (a commentary on the Vinaya Pitaka detailing Ashoka’s historical role).
Pair 2 is correctly matched: Dignaga revolutionized Indian philosophy as the founder of Buddhist epistemology and formal logic (Pramana-samuccaya).
Pair 3 is correctly matched: Nagarjuna propounded the doctrine of Emptiness (Shunyavada) and relativity of phenomena, leading modern historians to designate him as the Einstein of India.