alleryStart learning →Many Buddhist traditions were written down at least how long after the Buddha's time?
ATen short years
BA decade and a half
CThree full months
DA whole century
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. A whole century
1. Memory carried the teacher's story for generations.
2. Many texts were written at least a century after his time.
3. They preserve beliefs as much as events.
_Source: syllabus History, Theme 4 'Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings' (lehs104)_
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