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Which of the following statements is/ are correct?
Select the correct answer using. the code is given below:
- Early Buddhist literature is generally composed of canonical text.
- The Buddhist schools classify their canonical literature as only the Pitakas.
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Answer: Option C
Answer: (c)
Canonical texts are those that are linked to Gautama Buddha in one way or another.
Canonical texts comprise three different kind of texts -
the sutras (discourses),
vinaya (discipline), and
abhidharma (analytical texts), together they are called the ‘Three Baskets’ or Tipitaka (in Pali language) and Tripitaka (in Sanskrit).
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Answer: (c)
Canonical texts are those that are linked to Gautama Buddha in one way or another.
Canonical texts comprise three different kind of texts -
the sutras (discourses),
vinaya (discipline), and
abhidharma (analytical texts), together they are called the ‘Three Baskets’ or Tipitaka (in Pali language) and Tripitaka (in Sanskrit).
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