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UPSC PYQPrelims 2020

Civil Services Examination · Question 22

With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements: 1. Sthaviravadins belong to Mahayana Buddhism. 2. Lokottaravadin sect was an offshoot of Mahasanghika sect of Buddhism. 3. The deification of Buddha by Mahasanghikas fostered the Mahayana Buddhism. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: (B) 2 and 3 only

Explanation

Sthaviravadins were the early 'elders' school, the forerunner of Theravada (Hinayana), not Mahayana. Lokottaravada branched from the Mahasanghikas, whose view of a supramundane Buddha fostered Mahayana.