UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 40
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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Correct answer: C
Correct Option: C (Sarvastivada Vinaya)
Explanation: The fourth-century Buddhist scholar Sanghabhuti translated/commented on the Sarvastivada Vinaya tradition, which governs monastic discipline.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Incorrect-Prajnaparamita sutras emphasise wisdom/emptiness; this is not the identified commentary.
B. Incorrect-Visuddhimagga was composed by Buddhaghosa in the Theravada tradition.
C. Correct-the association is with Sarvastivada Vinaya.
D. Incorrect-Lalitavistara is a biography of the Buddha, not Sanghabhuti’s cited commentary.