History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET June 2012 History
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List I
- I. Digha Nikaya
- II. Khuddaka Nikaya
- III. Vinaya Pitaka
- IV. Abhidhamma Pitaka
List II
- A. Mahaparinibbana Sutta
- b. Dhammapada
- c. Khandhaka
- d. Kathavatthu
AI-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d ✓ Correct
BI-c, II-b, III-d, IV-a
CI-a, II-c, III-b, IV-d
DI-c, II-d, III-b, IV-a
Correct answer: (A) I-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d — The correct match is I-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d.
Explanation
★The correct match is I-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d.
★The Digha Nikaya contains long discourses, including the Mahaparinibbana Sutta on the Buddha's last days.
★The Khuddaka Nikaya holds the minor texts, among them the famous Dhammapada.
★The Vinaya Pitaka lays down monastic rules and includes the Khandhaka chapters.
★The Abhidhamma Pitaka is the philosophical basket and includes the Kathavatthu.
★These form parts of the Pali Tipitaka, the canon of Theravada Buddhism.
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