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

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    Who was the founder of Sunyavada?

    A)  Asang              

    B)  Basubandhu     

    C)  Vasumitra         

    D)  Nagarjuna                    

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Sunyavada was founded by an Indian Buddhist philosopher Nagarjuna (150 - 250 CE) and based on the Prajnaparamita Sutras, expounding the philosophy of emptiness, voidness (Sunyata), which later also influenced Ch'an in China and Zen in Japan. Vasubandhu was a very influential Buddhist monk and scholar from Gandhara. Vasubandhu was a philosopher who wrote on the Abhidharma from the perspectives of the Sarvastivada and Sautrantika schools. Vasumita; The monk who led the Fourth Buddha Council in Kashmir around the second century and helped compile The Great Commentary on the Abhidharma.


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