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GK QUESTION#2172

‘ Dipavamsa’ and ‘Mahavamsa’ are important works belonging to which category of ancient literature?

  1. AJain literature
  2. BBuddhist chroniclesCorrect answer
  3. CGreek historical accounts
  4. DSangam literature
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B. Buddhist chronicles

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The Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa are Buddhist chronicles associated with Sri Lanka. They preserve regional histories of Buddhism.

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