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  1. Question
    Three of these four works are wrongly credited to the playwright Bhasa.
    Choices
    1. Item
      Madhyama-vyayoga
      Correct
      Yes
    2. Explanation
      Kavyalankara is a treatise on poetics by Bhamaha.
      Item
      Kavyalankara
    3. Explanation
      Natyashastra is the treatise on dramaturgy by Bharata Muni.
      Item
      Natyashastra
    4. Explanation
      Mahabhashya is Patanjali's commentary on Panini's Ashtadhyayi.
      Item
      Mahabhashya
  2. Question
    Three of these four texts are not the one Sanghabhuti wrote a commentary on.
    Choices
    1. Item
      Sarvastivada Vinaya
      Correct
      Yes
    2. Explanation
      The Prajnaparamita Sutras are Mahayana texts, not a monastic code.
      Item
      Prajnaparamita Sutras
    3. Explanation
      Visuddhimagga is Buddhaghosa's Theravada treatise from Sri Lanka.
      Item
      Visuddhimagga
    4. Explanation
      Lalitavistara is a Mahayana biography of the Buddha.
      Item
      Lalitavistara
Instructions
Tap every false claim in each set about ancient Indian texts and leave the one true claim.
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