Knock out the wrong attributions

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

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.

Explanation