UPSC Prelims · 1993 · GS Paper I · Q34
The Buddhist sect Mahayana formally came into existence during the reign of
- (A)Ajatashatru
- (B)Ashoka
- (C)Dharmapala
- (D)Kanishka
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Answer: (D) Kanishka
- Subject
- History
- Chapter
- Jainism, Buddhism & Heterodox Sects
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