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With reference to Indian history, consider the following pairs: 1. Aryadeva - Jaina scholar 2. Dignaga - Buddhist scholar 3. Nathamuni - Vaishnava scholar How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 (Only two pairs) because pairs 2 and 3 are correctly matched, while pair 1 is incorrect.
- Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: Aryadeva was a renowned Buddhist scholar and a disciple of Nagarjuna. He was a central figure in the Madhyamaka school of Mahayana Buddhism, not a Jaina scholar.
- Pair 2 is correctly matched: Dignaga is widely regarded as the father of Buddhist logic (Pramana). He was a seminal philosopher of the Yogacara-Sautrantika tradition and authored the Pramana-samuccaya.
- Pair 3 is correctly matched: Nathamuni was a distinguished Vaishnava scholar and saint. He was the first of the Acharyas in the Sri Vaishnavism tradition and is credited with collecting and systematizing the Nalayira Divya Prabandham.
Since only pairs 2 and 3 are accurate, the correct choice is "Only two pairs."
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Guest previewThis is a classic 'Paragraph Raid'. The examiner took one paragraph from the TN Class 11 History book (Gupta Period > Buddhist Literature) and extracted both Aryadeva and Dignaga. If you read the Dignaga line, you read the Aryadeva line. Nathamuni requires basic knowledge of the Bhakti movement's evolution (Alvars to Acharyas).
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Identifies named Jaina scholars (e.g., Siddasena Divakara, Vimala) and shows Jainism produced identifiable individual authors.
A student could compare lists of named Jaina authors in reference works to see if Aryadeva appears among them.
States that Jaina scholars produced literature in specific languages (Prakrit, Sanskrit, Tamil).
If Aryadeva's works or name are known in one of these languages, that linguistic association could support (or refute) a Jaina attribution.
Explains that Jaina monks wrote religious treatises and secular literature and names early canonical texts and their language (Ardha-Magadhi).
A student could check the language and genre of any texts attributed to Aryadeva to see if they match known Jaina literary traditions.
Gives examples of regional Jaina literary production (Tamil Jaina works and a Jaina Dravida Sangha), showing Jain authorship could be regionally specific.
A student could use Aryadeva's regional/linguistic associations (if known) to judge plausibility of Jaina affiliation.
Shows existence of distinct Jaina texts (e.g., Bhagavatisutra) and active sectarian rivalry, implying authorship is often tied to sectarian literature.
A student might check whether Aryadeva is cited in Jaina texts or polemics (or in Buddhist/other sectarian texts) to infer his sectarian identity.
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