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With reference to Indian history, consider the following pairs :
Historical person Known as
- 1.Aryadeva Jaina scholar
- 2.Dignaga Buddhist scholar
- 3.Nathamuni Vaishnava scholar
How many pairs given above are correctly matched ?
- A.None of the pairs
- B.Only one pair
- C.Only two pairs
- D.All three pairs
▶ Answer & Explanation
Correct answer: C. Only two pairs
Dignaga was a prominent Buddhist logician and epistemologist from the Gupta period, considered a founder of the school of logic in ancient India. Nathamuni was a significant Vaishnava theologian and poet who lived in the 9th or 10th century CE and is credited with compiling the Naalayira Divya Prabandham. Aryadeva, a disciple of Nagarjuna, was a prominent Mahayana Buddhist philosopher, not a Jaina scholar.
Source: UPSC gs1 2022