History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2022 History (Shift-I)
Dhammapada, Theragatha, Therigatha and Jataka texts belong to which Buddhist canon?
ADigha Nikaya
BSamyutta Nikaya
CMajjhima Nikaya
DKhuddaka Nikaya ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Khuddaka Nikaya — They belong to the Khuddaka Nikaya, so the answer is the Khuddaka Nikaya.
Explanation
★They belong to the Khuddaka Nikaya, so the answer is the Khuddaka Nikaya.
★The Dhammapada, Theragatha, Therigatha and Jataka texts belong to the Khuddaka Nikaya.
★The Khuddaka Nikaya is the fifth division of the Sutta Pitaka.
★It is a wide-ranging collection of fifteen books.
★The Sutta Pitaka has five divisions, ending with the Khuddaka Nikaya.
★So these texts belong to the Khuddaka Nikaya.
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