UPSC Prelims · 1997 · GS Paper I · Q86
In the Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara was also known as
- (A)Vajrapani
- (B)Manjusri
- (C)Padmapani
- (D)Maitreya
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Answer: (C) Padmapani
- Subject
- History
- Chapter
- Jainism, Buddhism & Heterodox Sects
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