{"id":49995,"date":"2024-04-15T23:03:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=49995"},"modified":"2024-04-15T23:03:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:03:55","slug":"the-greatest-buddhist-commentator-of-the-buddhist-canonical-literature-has-been","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-greatest-buddhist-commentator-of-the-buddhist-canonical-literature-has-been\/","title":{"rendered":"The greatest Buddhist commentator of the Buddhist canonical literature has been"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a9707236a1a9\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Nagarjuna                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Ashvaghosha                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Vasumitra                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Buddhaghosha                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: Buddhaghosha.<\/p>\n<p>Buddhaghosha was a 5th-century Indian Buddhist monk, scholar, and commentator. He is considered to be the greatest commentator of the Buddhist canonical literature. He wrote commentaries on the Pali Canon, the Agamas, and the Mahayana sutras. His commentaries are considered to be authoritative and are still studied by Buddhists today.<\/p>\n<p>Nagarjuna was a 2nd-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and founder of the Madhyamaka school. He is considered to be one of the most important figures in Mahayana Buddhism. His works are still studied by Buddhists today.<\/p>\n<p>Ashvaghosha was a 1st-century Indian Buddhist poet and philosopher. 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He is considered to be the author of the Abhidharmakosa, a compendium of Abhidharma teachings.<\/p>\n<p>All of these figures were important in the development of Buddhism, but Buddhaghosha is considered to be the greatest Buddhist commentator of the Buddhist canonical literature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Our Telegram Channel Subscribe on YouTube<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[950],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The greatest Buddhist commentator of the Buddhist canonical literature has been<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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