UPSC Prelims · 2020 · GS Paper I · Q31
With reference to the cultural history of India, which one of the following is the correct description of the term ‘paramitas’?
- (A)The curliest Dharmashastra texts written in aphoristic (sutra) style
- (B)Philosophical schools that did not accept the authority of Vedas
- (C)Perfections whose attainment led to the Bodhisattva path
- (D)Powerful merchand guils of early medieval South India.
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Answer: (C) Perfections whose attainment led to the Bodhisattva path
- Subject
- History
- Chapter
- Jainism, Buddhism & Heterodox Sects
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