Question

Identify the CORRECT combinations of the Buddhist philosophical schools in Group I with their respective thinkers in Group II. % Table \begin{center} \begin{tabular}{|c|c|} \hline Group I & Group II
\hline (a) Mādhayamika & (i) Vasubandhu
\hline (b) Yogācāra & (ii) Nāgārjuna
\hline (c) Sarvāstivāda & (iii) Sariputta (Śāriputra)
\hline (d) Sautrāntika & (iv) Ānanda
\hline \end{tabular} \end{center} The CORRECT match is:

• (a) and (iii), (b) and (i), (b) and (ii)
• (a) and (i), (a) and (iii), (b) and (ii)
• (a) and (ii), (b) and (i), (b) and (iii)
• (a) and (i), (a) and (ii), (b) and (iii)

Hint:

To match philosophical schools with thinkers, focus on the foundational figures and their contributions to Buddhist philosophy.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A, B

The correct combinations of Buddhist philosophical schools and their respective thinkers are: (a) Mādhayamika is associated with (ii) Nāgārjuna, as Nāgārjuna was the founder of the Mādhayamika school, emphasizing the philosophy of emptiness (it{śūnyatā}).
(b) Yogācāra is associated with (i) Vasubandhu, who, along with Asaṅga, was a prominent proponent of the Yogācāra or the "mind-only" school.
Incorrect options: (c) Sarvāstivāda and (iii) Sariputta (Śāriputra): Sarvāstivāda was not directly associated with Śāriputra. (d) Sautrāntika and (iv) Ānanda: Sautrāntika is not primarily linked with Ānanda. Thus, the correct matches are (a) Mādhayamika → Nāgārjuna and (b) Yogācāra → Vasubandhu.