The Buddha encouraged the use of languages such as __________.

Pali

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Urdu

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Persian

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Solution

The correct option is A Pali
The Buddha taught and encouaraged his followers to use common vernacular dialects for his teachings. Because of this, the Buddhist literature came to be propagated in the Pali language.

Urdu and Persian came to India with the Muslim rulers.

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