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Which new form of Buddhism, with Buddha statues and Bodhisattvas, developed around Kanishka's time?

AMahayana
BTheravada
CHinayana
DVajrayana
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Mahayana
1. Earlier the Buddha was shown only by signs like the peepal tree. 2. Mahayana Buddhism introduced statues. 3. Bodhisattvas stayed in the world to help others. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 9, Traders, Kings and Pilgrims._
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