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UPSC PYQPrelims 2020

Civil Services Examination · Question 31

With reference to the cultural history of India, which one of the following is the correct description of the term 'paramitas'?

  1. The earliest Dharmashastra texts written in aphoristic (sutra) style
  2. Philosophical schools that did not accept the authority of Vedas
  3. Perfections whose attainment led to the Bodhisattva path
  4. Powerful merchant guilds of early medieval South India
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Answer: (C) Perfections whose attainment led to the Bodhisattva path

Explanation

Paramitas (e.g., dana, sila, prajna) are the perfections a Bodhisattva cultivates in Mahayana Buddhism.