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UPSC History Religious Movement - Jainism, Bhudhism, Bhagavatism and Brahmanism Question Bank Religious Movements: Buddhism, Jainism, etc

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    The Tripitaka was written in

    A)  Brahmi                        

    B)  Kharosthi         

    C)  Pali                 

    D)  Sanskrit                       

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    The Tripitaka is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pali language. It is the most complete extant early Buddhist canon. It was composed in North India, and preserved orally until it was committed to writing during the Fourth Buddhist Council in Sri Lanka in 29 BCE, approximately four hundred and fifty four years after the death of Gautama Buddha.


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