Asked: Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2005medium Level
ID: 693e7a90faac6241e62a3758
QUESTION STATEMENT:

प्रथम शताब्दी ईस्वी में किस भारतीय बौद्ध भिक्षुक को चीन भेजा गया था?

Which Indian Buddhist monk had been sent to China in the first century A.D.?

SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
Tsang
असंग
B
Ashvaghosha
अश्वघोष
C
Vasumitra
वसुमित्र
D
Nagarjuna
नागार्जुन
Correct
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option D (Nagarjuna)

नागार्जुन कनिष्क के दरबार की एक महान विभूति थे। उन्होंने अपनी पुस्तक 'माध्यमिककारिका' में सापेक्षता सिद्धांत को प्रस्तुत किया। चीनी मान्यता के अनुसार, नागार्जुन ने चीन की यात्रा कर वहां बौद्ध शिक्षा प्रदान की थी।

Nagarjuna was an eminent personality in the court of Kanishka. Hiuen Tsang called him as one of the world's four great guiding powers. In the book "Madhyamikakarika" he has discussed the theory of relativity. He is also known as the Indian Einstein'. According to Chinese mythology, Nagarjuna travelled to China and preached Buddhism.

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