Q56.
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?
Answer
C
Explanation
Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: Aryadeva (3rd century) was a MAHAYANA BUDDHIST monk and Madhyamaka philosopher — NOT a Jain scholar. Pair 2 is correctly matched: Dignaga was an early 6th century Indian Buddhist Monk, the founder of Indian logic (Hetu Vidya). Pair 3 is correctly matched: Nathamuni (Sri Ranganathamuni) was a Vaishnava theologian who collected and compiled the Nalayira Divya Prabandham and is considered the first of Sri Vaishnava acharyas.