Q. With reference to the Buddhist texts, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q. With reference to the Buddhist texts, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The correct option is A 1 only
Explanation:
The Buddha (and other teachers) taught orally – through discussion and debate. Men and women (perhaps children as well) attended these discourses and discussed what they heard. None of the Buddha’s speeches were written down during his lifetime. Hence statement 1 is correct.
After his death (c. fifth-fourth century BCE) his teachings were compiled by his disciples at a council of “elders” or senior monks at Vesali (Pali for Vaishali in present-day Bihar). These compilations were known as Tipitaka – literally, three baskets to hold different types of texts. They were first transmitted orally and then written and classified according to length as well as subject matter. Hence statements 2 and 3 are incorrect.
Buddha stayed several weeks in the neighbourhood of Sanchi Stupa and examined the ruins most carefully. He took drawings of the place, deciphered the inscription, and bored shafts down these domes. The results of his investigations were described by him in an English work called ‘Bhilsa Topes’.
Explanation:
The Buddha (and other teachers) taught orally – through discussion and debate. Men and women (perhaps children as well) attended these discourses and discussed what they heard. None of the Buddha’s speeches were written down during his lifetime. Hence statement 1 is correct.
After his death (c. fifth-fourth century BCE) his teachings were compiled by his disciples at a council of “elders” or senior monks at Vesali (Pali for Vaishali in present-day Bihar). These compilations were known as Tipitaka – literally, three baskets to hold different types of texts. They were first transmitted orally and then written and classified according to length as well as subject matter. Hence statements 2 and 3 are incorrect.
Buddha stayed several weeks in the neighbourhood of Sanchi Stupa and examined the ruins most carefully. He took drawings of the place, deciphered the inscription, and bored shafts down these domes. The results of his investigations were described by him in an English work called ‘Bhilsa Topes’.
