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The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was
A
Bhojpuri
B
Magadhi
C
Pali
D
Sanskrit
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The language discourses of Gautam Buddha was Pali. It is the sacred language of some religious texts of Hinduism and all texts of Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-2: -The language of discourses of Gautam Buddha was Pali.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pāli language, classical and liturgical language of the Theravāda Buddhist canon, a Middle Indo-Aryan language of north Indian origin. On the whole, Pāli seems closely related to the Old Indo-Aryan Vedic and Sanskrit dialects but is apparently not directly descended from either of these.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pali is a type of Prakrit. Prakrit is an umbrella term for a group of closely related Middle Indo-Aryan languages thatdeviate slightly from Sanskrit. Some modern scholars include all Middle Indo-Aryan languages under the term ‘Prakrit’. Pali is the language of the Tipitaka Buddhist literature.

Detailed explanation-5: -Gautama Buddha used the Pali language in his lecture and his education. It is the language spoken by the educated i.e Priests and Pundits. Prakrit along with Pali is the language of the common masses during this time period. Tripitaka’s were in the Pali language.

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