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Acharya Nagarjun was a learned Buddhist and was known as Acharya in the field of chemistry. Choose the correct statements about Acharya.

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Acharya initiated the use of mercury ash as medicine.
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Acharya discovered the cure for malaria.
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Acharya wrote books like ‘Rasaratnakar’ and ‘Arogyamanjari’ on chemistry and medicine.
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Acharya was a learned Buddhist of Nalanda University.
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The correct options are
A Acharya initiated the use of mercury ash as medicine.
C Acharya wrote books like ‘Rasaratnakar’ and ‘Arogyamanjari’ on chemistry and medicine.
D Acharya was a learned Buddhist of Nalanda University.
Acharya Nagarjun was a learned Buddhist of Nalanda University with profound knowledge in chemistry. He wrote books like ‘Rasaratnakar’ and ‘Arogyamanjari’ on chemistry and medicine. It is believed that he initiated the use of mercury ash as medicine. He advocated the use of allopathy along with herbal medicine.

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