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GK QUESTION#2175

Assertion (A): Ashvaghosha is the author of the Buddhacharita, a work on the life of Buddha.

Reason (R): Scholarly accounts associate Ashvaghosha with the Kushan ruler Kanishka.

  1. ABoth A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.Correct answer
  3. CA is true, but R is false.
  4. DA is false, but R is true.
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B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

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Both statements are true, but the reason does not explain the assertion. The Buddhacharita is attributed to Ashvaghosha. Cowell's introduction associates him with Kanishka as a probable contemporary and spiritual adviser; that association does not itself establish why he authored the work.

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