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UPSC 2024: Sanghabhuti, an Indian Buddhist monk, who travelled to China at the end of the fourth century AD, was the author of a commentary on:
(a)Prajnaparamita Sutra
(b)Visuddhimagga
(c)Sarvastivada Vinaya
(d)Lalitavistara
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Sources on early Sino-Indian Buddhist exchanges record that the 4th-century monk Saṅghabhūti composed a commentary on the Sarvāstivāda Vinaya, parts of which he helped transmit to China. He is not associated with commentaries on the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras, Visuddhimagga, or Lalitavistara. ([iasexpress.net](https://www.iasexpress.net/ie-pedia/sanghabhuti-an-indian-buddhist-monk-who-travelled-to-china-at-the-end-of-the-fourth-century-ad-was-the-author-of-a-commentary-on/?utm_source=openai))
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