GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Tripitaka and Milindpanho are famous texts of which religion?
A
Jainism
B
Sikkhism
C
Buddhism
D
Hinduism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pali canon, also called Tipitaka (Pali: “Triple Basket”) or Tripitaka (Sanskrit), the complete canon, first recorded in Pali, of the Theravada (“Way of the Elders”) branch of Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-2: -The most important of these is the Tripitaka, a Sanskrit word that means “Triple Basket.” The Tripitaka therefore serves as the sacred text of Buddhism. The oldest branch of Buddhism is called Theravada.

Detailed explanation-3: -Japanese Lotus Sutra Eighth chapter of the ‘Lotus Sūtra’, one of the most influential scriptures of Mahāyāna Buddhism. It is seen by many of its adherents as the summation of the teachings of the Buddha.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Mahayana Buddhist Canon also consists of Tripitaka of disciplines, discourses (sutras) and dharma analysis. It is usually organised in 12 divisions of topics like Cause and Conditions and Verses. It contains virtually all the Theravada Tipikata and many sutras that the latter does not have.

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