Sources of Studying the History of Ancient India — HISTORY STD 11 Arts — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ArtsHISTORYSources of Studying the History of Ancient India3 Marks
Question
Discuss the important Buddhist books.
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Answer
Buddhist literature written in Pali and Sanskrit gives some information about history.
Tripitaka $($Suttapitaka, Vinayapitaka$)$ is a sacred text of Buddhism.
These scriptures are an important tool for learning the history of the sixth century $BC$.
The Suttapitaka gives information about the events of Gautama Buddha's early life.
The Vinayapitaka sets out the rules for Buddhist monks and nuns.
The philosophy of Buddhism is sought in Abhidhammapitaka.
The "Vinayapitak" composed by Acharya Buddhakosh has a lot of historical value.
The "Dipvansh" and "Mahavansh" texts found in Sri Lanka provide a lot of historical information about the Buddhist period.
In addition to the Buddha's antecedents, the Jataka stories provide information on the social, economic and cultural life of the time.
Apart from this, information about the history of that time is found in texts like Ashokavadan, Krunalavadan, Lalitvistar, Milindpanho, Manjushri Moolkalpa.
The commentaries on the Tripitaka provide basic information on contemporary times from "Buddhaghosh" and "Dhammapala".
Prejudice against Buddhism is found in Buddhist scriptures.
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